How many websites pass the Security Directory Listing check?

Based on 499 audited sites · Updated 2026-07-16

99.8%of audited sites pass this check

95% confidence interval: 98.9%–100%

What To Do Next

0.2% of audited sites need attention on security directory listing (1 of 499 sites are warning or failing).

Prioritize security directory listing 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 99.8% 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.

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0%warn(0)

0.2%fail(1)

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

How different industries perform on this check.

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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	100%	72	237
Media & Entertainment	100%	73.8	71
Travel & Hospitality	100%	74.8	49
Finance & Banking	100%	72.8	33
E-Commerce	100%	69.6	23limited
Government	100%	73.1	13limited
Food & Beverage	100%	71.1	7limited
Healthcare	100%	76.7	6limited
Other	100%	67	5limited
Professional Services	100%	80.8	4limited

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