Served over HTTPS
One of 40 checks the scanner runs. This one is worth 2 points inside the Trust & Authority dimension, which carries 10% of the total score.
What does this check look at?
The homepage was retrieved over https://, rather than only over plain http://.
How do I fix it?
- Serve the site over HTTPS. Browsers mark plain HTTP as not secure, and crawlers increasingly decline to fetch it.
Why is it worth 2 points?
Points are relative weights inside a dimension, and a dimension's weight decides how much of the total it can move. The reasoning for this dimension's weight is published rather than asserted:
| Dimension | Trust & Authority — 10% of the total score |
| Points for this check | 2 of 10 in this dimension |
| Worth at most | 2.0 of the 100 points |
Weighted equally with answer readiness: attribution is what separates a quote from a rumour.
What else is measured in this dimension?
- About and contact paths are linked — 3 points
- Authorship is attributed — 3 points
- Entity is cross-referenced — 2 points
How do I see my own result?
Run a scan on your own domain. The report lists every failed check with the evidence that produced it, so you can tell a real failure from a check that does not apply.
Run a free GEO audit on your own site →
The full method, including the dimensions that are deliberately weighted low and the parts of the picture a single-URL scan cannot see, is on the methodology page.