How many websites pass the Security Cookie Flags check?

Based on 282 audited sites · Updated 2026-07-16

53.9%of audited sites pass this check

95% confidence interval: 48.1%–59.6%

What To Do Next

46.1% of audited sites need attention on security cookie flags (130 of 282 sites are warning or failing).

Prioritize security cookie flags on templates that create many URLs, because one template fix can improve a large share of the relevant audit section.
After changing the page, re-run the audit and compare the observed value for this check instead of relying on visual inspection alone.
Use the 53.9% pass rate as a benchmark: if your site fails here, passing the check moves it closer to the visible majority of crawlable, AI-readable pages.

53.9%pass(152)

46.1%warn(130)

0%fail(0)

Daily pass, warning, and failure rates across benchmark snapshots (up to 90 days).

How different industries perform on this check.

55.3% of audited Technology sites pass this check (n=132), compared with 37.8% of Media & Entertainment sites (n=45).

credible samples first · then pass rateshown-industry average 54.2%

Industry pass rates, average audit scores, and sample sizes. A marker in each pass-rate bar shows the weighted average across the displayed industries.
Industry	Pass rate	Avg score	Sites
Technology	55.3%	72	132
Media & Entertainment	37.8%	73.8	45
Automotive	100%	75.6	3limited
Food & Beverage	80%	71.1	5limited
Healthcare	75%	76.7	4limited
Travel & Hospitality	63.6%	74.8	22limited
Finance & Banking	59.1%	72.8	22limited
E-Commerce	57.1%	69.6	14limited
Government	50%	73.1	4limited
Education	46.2%	71.8	13limited

Run a free audit to see whether your site passes this check, or browse the leaderboard and the audited-sites directory.