# Links

The Links section allows you to monitor all the links on your site and validate that they are correct and pointing to trustworthy 3rd parties.

## Use Cases

* **Determine whether your site hosts safe links to trusted external sites.**

## Detection

Link tags that were discovered on your site are analyzed and detailed information is extracted such as the host they link to, file type, and response code when the link is requested.

## Risk

Risk is assigned by verifying that links are using HTTPS and the destination sites are not flagged for malware, phishing, or adult content.

* **High** (<mark style="color:red;">●</mark> Red):
  * Unknown email address (mailto) links.
  * Phishing or malware detected.
  * Links blocked by SRI.
* **Medium** (<mark style="color:yellow;">●</mark> Yellow):
  * The link is not using HTTPS.
  * Phone number links.
  * Email address (mailto) links that are out-of-scope.
* **Low** (<mark style="color:green;">●</mark> Green): No significant risks are associated with the link.

Links rated **High** or **Medium** risk will create [issues](/docs/platform/issues.md).

{% hint style="info" %}
We recommend fixing **High** and **Medium** risk issues immediately.
{% endhint %}

## Reports

* [Overview](https://app.halosecurity.com/user/security/website/link/): Risk rating and overview of all the links discovered, including geographical locations, file extensions, response codes, and more.
* [Summary](https://app.halosecurity.com/user/security/website/link/summary): Sites and paths that are linked to and number of occurrences.
* [Hosts](https://app.halosecurity.com/user/security/website/link/hosts): List of all sites that are linked to.
* [List](https://app.halosecurity.com/user/security/website/link/list): List of links found per target.
* [Changes](https://app.halosecurity.com/user/security/website/link/changes): View link changes between current and previous scans.


---

# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.halosecurity.com/docs/platform/websites/links.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.