quicksec 0.1.3

Quick security info for a given URL

quicksec

A command-line tool for quickly auditing the security posture of any website. Pass it a URL and get a structured report covering TLS, HTTP security headers, HTTPS enforcement, and cookie flags — no config needed.

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Install

pip install quicksec

Or install from source:

git clone https://github.com/nGubbins/quicksec.git
cd quicksec
pip install .

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Usage

quicksec <url>

The scheme is optional — quicksec example.com defaults to https://.

Examples

quicksec github.com
quicksec https://example.com
quicksec http://legacy-site.com

Sample output

==========================================================
  Security check  >>  github.com
==========================================================

--- SSL / TLS ---
  [OK]   Valid certificate  CN=github.com
  [OK]   Expires 2026-06-03  (39 days)
 [INFO]  Protocol: TLSv1.3  |  Cipher: TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
 [INFO]  SANs: github.com, www.github.com

--- HTTPS redirect ---
  [OK]   HTTP -> HTTPS redirect: yes

--- Security headers ---
 [WARN]  Server header present: github.com
  [OK]   Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubdomains; preload
  [OK]   Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'none'; base-uri 'self'; ...
  [OK]   X-Frame-Options: deny
  [OK]   X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff
  [OK]   Referrer-Policy: origin-when-cross-origin, strict-origin-when-cross-origin
 [WARN]  Permissions-Policy: missing

--- Cookies ---
  [OK]   _gh_sess  [Secure, HttpOnly, SameSite=Lax]
 [WARN]  _octo  [Secure, SameSite=Lax]  (missing: HttpOnly)

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What it checks

Check	Details
SSL / TLS	Certificate validity, expiry (warns under 30 days), TLS version, cipher suite, SANs
HTTPS redirect	Whether plain HTTP redirects to HTTPS
Security headers	Strict-Transport-Security, Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy, Permissions-Policy
Info disclosure	Flags Server and X-Powered-By headers
Cookies	Checks each cookie for Secure, HttpOnly, and SameSite flags

Status indicators

Tag	Meaning
[OK]	Passes the check
[WARN]	Present but could be improved, or missing a recommended header
[FAIL]	Missing or broken (e.g. expired cert, SSL error)
[INFO]	Informational — no judgement

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Use cases

• Pre-launch audit — run before deploying a new site to catch missing headers or misconfigured TLS
• Third-party vendor review — quickly assess the security hygiene of an API or partner domain
• Security regression check — spot headers that quietly disappeared after a config change
• CTF / bug bounty recon — fast first-pass on a target to see what's exposed

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Development

git clone https://github.com/nGubbins/quicksec.git
cd quicksec
python -m venv env
source env/bin/activate   # Windows: env\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
pytest

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License

MIT