Alphaai Domain Security

generated: '2026-08-11'
method: probed
source: >-
  probe-domain-security.py (DNS/TLS/HTTP HEAD against the apis.yml and OpenAPI
  servers[] hosts), corrected by direct observation of live API responses on
  2026-08-11 where the automated HEAD could not read a header.
hosts:
  - host: alphai.io
    https: true
    tls_version: TLSv1.3
    cert_expires: Oct 19 23:59:59 2026 GMT
    hsts: false
    note: >-
      Next.js behind CloudFront. Serves CSP frame-ancestors 'none' and
      X-Frame-Options DENY, but no Strict-Transport-Security on the marketing
      host — the one host most likely to be typed into a browser bar.
  - host: api.alphai.io
    https: true
    tls_version: TLSv1.3
    cert_expires: Feb 10 23:59:59 2027 GMT
    hsts: true
    hsts_max_age: 31536000
    hsts_include_subdomains: true
    hsts_preload: true
    observed_on: 'GET /api/news/ (401 response), 2026-08-11'
    note: >-
      The automated HEAD probe returned null because the API host root 404s
      without emitting the header; a real API response does carry
      "strict-transport-security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload".
      Corrected here from direct observation. The same responses carry
      X-Content-Type-Options nosniff, X-Frame-Options DENY, Referrer-Policy
      same-origin and Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy same-origin.
  - host: mcp.alphai.io
    https: true
    tls_version: TLSv1.3
    cert_expires: Feb 10 23:59:59 2027 GMT
    hsts: null
    note: Header not observed on the 401 challenge; not asserted either way.
  - host: status.alphai.io
    https: true
    http_status: 200
    note: Status page host, verified reachable 2026-08-11.

domains:
  - domain: alphai.io
    dnssec: false
    caa: []
    spf: true
    spf_record: 'v=spf1 include:zohomail.com ~all'
    dmarc: false
    dmarc_policy: null

findings:
  - >-
    No DMARC record. With SPF set to a soft-fail (~all) and no DMARC policy, the
    domain has no enforced anti-spoofing posture — and this provider sends
    transactional email (alert digests, per-article alerts, webhook auto-disable
    notices) from it. This is the most actionable item on the list.
  - No CAA record, so any public CA may issue for the domain.
  - DNSSEC is not enabled.
  - >-
    HSTS is present on the API host with a preload-eligible policy but absent on
    the website host — the inverse of the usual pattern, and worth flagging
    because the website is where the account dashboard and API-key issuance live.

other_observations:
  domain_verifications:
    - postman-domain-verification (TXT) — corroborates the public Postman workspace
    - smithery-verification (TXT) — a Smithery MCP registry claim; no live Smithery listing was found for this server on 2026-08-11