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Tailscale: what they publish

tailscale.com · Privileged access management · checked 2026-10-15

70/100BBand B

Rank 3 of 41 in Privileged access management, where the median is 35.

Public transparency score, not a product or security rating. Latest check: 2026-10-15. How the score works.

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Overview

5 days since the newest dated result, 5 since the oldest. 12 of 12 criteria have a measured result in the last 30 days. Failed checks and undated results are excluded.

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Tailscale

tailscale.com · Privileged access management

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
  5. E
  6. F
B 70of 100 Rank 3 of 41

Published commitments7 of 9 found

Measured behaviour2 of 3 found

Checked 2026-10-15. Every line links the page we found it on. A cross means we found nothing at the addresses we checked, not that the vendor has no such document. A transparency score, not a product rating.

Downloads include all checks, source URLs, dates and the snapshot ID for your procurement file. We do not issue badges.

The label is the whole measurement in one object: every criterion with its weight, the band, and the date. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.

Every line in it links the page we found the result on, or lists the addresses we checked. A cross means we found nothing there, not that Tailscale has no such document.

Where Tailscale sits in Privileged access management

  1. A0 0%
  2. B3 7%
  3. C4 10%
  4. D6 15%
  5. E11 27%
  6. F17 41%
41 vendors with a score; 2 more without a score because we could measure too little. Bands have fixed thresholds, see how the score works.

The band of Tailscale is marked. Vendors without a score are the ones where we could measure too few criteria to rank them – a gap on our side, counted separately.

What Tailscale states

The exact figures and names we read off the pages linked below, with the sentence they stand in. This is what they publish, not what we verified about their systems.

Gaps, heaviest first

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Subprocessors: the published list

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No subprocessor list found.

Checked 7 addresses on 2026-10-15.

Show the 7 addresses we checked
  1. https://tailscale.com/legal/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  2. https://tailscale.com/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  3. https://tailscale.com/sub-processors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  4. https://tailscale.com/legal/sub-processors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  5. https://tailscale.com/trust/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  6. https://tailscale.com/privacy/subprocessors – reached, no match (HTTP 404)
  7. https://tailscale.com/legal/subprocessor-list – reached, no match (HTTP 404)

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Across the market: Subprocessor list in Privileged access management: 8 of 41 companies

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Status page with incident history

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No public status page found.

Checked 3 addresses on 2026-10-15.

Show the 3 addresses we checked
  1. https://status.tailscale.com/ – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  2. https://tailscale.com/status – reached, no match (HTTP 200)
  3. https://tailscale.com.statuspage.io/ – Could not be fetched: fetch failed.

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Across the market: Status page with history in Privileged access management: 17 of 42 companies

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Third-party requests seen on the first load, before any interaction.

Checked 1 address on 2026-10-15.

Show the 1 address we checked
  1. https://tailscale.com/ – third-party requests before any interaction: ad.doubleclick.net, alb.reddit.com, bat.bing.com, c.bing.com, c.clarity.ms, cdn.keyplay.io, cdn.rudderlabs.com, cdn.sanity.io, e.clarity.ms, global.ketchcdn.com, intent.keyplay.io, pixel-config.reddit.com, px.ads.linkedin.com, region1.analytics.google.com, scripts.clarity.ms, snap.licdn.com, stats.g.doubleclick.net, www.clarity.ms, www.google.com, www.google.de, www.googletagmanager.com, www.redditstatic.com

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Across the market: No third-party tracking before consent in Privileged access management: 1 of 43 companies

Evidence

The full source lists sit behind these two groups, so that the answer above stays readable.

Published, with a source 9
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Data processing agreement (DPA)

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Published and readable without a login.

Source: https://tailscale.com/legal/dpa · checked 2026-10-15

Across the market: Data processing agreement in Privileged access management: 12 of 41 companies

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Data location: where they say data is hosted

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The hosting location is stated on a public page.

  • Locations named next to the hosting wording Canada (not counted: the sentence does not carry it), Germany, United Kingdom, United States. This does not establish the company’s headquarters. The sentence we kept does not carry this finding on its own, so it counts in no list and no figure.
    Show the 4 exact wordings

    CESSING Your information is maintained and processed by us and our third-party service providers in Canada, Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom, and may also be maintained, processed, an...

    Read at https://tailscale.com/privacy-policy

    Your information is maintained and processed by us and our third-party service providers in Canada, Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom, and may also be maintained, processed, and stored...

    Read at https://tailscale.com/privacy-policy

    processed by us and our third-party service providers in Canada, Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom, and may also be maintained, processed, and stored in other jurisdictions that may ha...

    Read at https://tailscale.com/privacy-policy

    ion is maintained and processed by us and our third-party service providers in Canada, Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom, and may also be maintained, processed, and stored in other jur...

    Read at https://tailscale.com/privacy-policy

Source: https://tailscale.com/privacy-policy · checked 2026-10-15

Across the market: Data location stated in Privileged access management: 11 of 41 companies

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Public pricing with figures

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Actual numbers on a public page.

Source: https://tailscale.com/pricing · checked 2026-10-15

Across the market: Public pricing in Privileged access management: 15 of 40 companies

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HTTPS enforced with HSTS

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HTTP redirects to HTTPS and the HSTS header is set.

  • HSTS max-age 63072000 seconds (730 days).
    Show the exact wording

    max-age=63072000

    Read at https://tailscale.com/

Source: https://tailscale.com/ · checked 2026-10-15

Across the market: HTTPS enforced with HSTS in Privileged access management: 29 of 43 companies

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Notice before subprocessors change

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The vendor commits publicly to giving notice before the list changes.

Source: https://tailscale.com/legal/dpa · checked 2026-10-15

Across the market: Notice before subprocessors change in Privileged access management: 15 of 41 companies

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Certifications named (SOC 2, ISO 27001)

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SOC 2 or ISO 27001 named on a public page.

  • Named on that page HIPAA (not counted: the sentence does not carry it), PCI DSS (not counted: the sentence does not carry it), SOC 2 (not counted: the sentence does not carry it), SOC 2 Type II (named without a certification claim). The sentence we kept does not carry this finding on its own, so it counts in no list and no figure.
    Show the 4 exact wordings

    Is Tailscale HIPAA compliant?

    Read at https://tailscale.com/security

    PCI DSS 4.0 defines controls for securing credit card information and requires eligible merchants to comple

    Read at https://tailscale.com/security

    Achieving SOC 2 compliance means that Tailscale has implemented procedures, policies and controls necessary to meet

    Read at https://tailscale.com/security

    SOC 2 Tailscale has completed a SOC 2 Type II certification, meeting AICPA's Trust Services Criteria for

    Read at https://tailscale.com/security

Source: https://tailscale.com/security · checked 2026-10-15

Across the market: Certifications named in Privileged access management: 21 of 41 companies

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Uptime SLA with a figure

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An availability commitment with a figure.

  • Highest uptime figure on that page 99.99 %.
    Show the exact wording

    - 99.89% 5% Under 90.00% 10% Platinum Uptime (in a given month) Service Credit (% of monthly fees) 99.99% or greater No Service Credit 90.00% - 99.989% 5% Under 90.00% 10% Note that Downtime does not....

    Read at https://tailscale.com/legal/sla

Source: https://tailscale.com/legal/sla · checked 2026-10-15

Across the market: Uptime SLA with a figure in Privileged access management: 5 of 41 companies

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security.txt (RFC 9116)

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Served at /.well-known/security.txt.

Source: https://tailscale.com/.well-known/security.txt · checked 2026-10-15

Across the market: security.txt (RFC 9116) in Privileged access management: 11 of 43 companies

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Named privacy contact (DPO or privacy address)

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A data protection officer or a dedicated privacy address is named.

Source: https://tailscale.com/privacy-policy · checked 2026-10-15

Across the market: Named privacy contact in Privileged access management: 17 of 41 companies

History

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Tailscale

9 found · 3 not found · 0 not measured across 12 public checks.

12 of 12 criteria have a measured result from the last 30 days. Oldest dated result: 2026-10-15.

Investigate 3 open evidence questions
  1. Subprocessor list

    Which subprocessors apply to our product, what does each process, and in which countries? Please share the current list.

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  2. Status page with history

    Where can we review incident history for the service we will use, and how do we subscribe to incident updates?

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  3. No third-party tracking before consent

    Which third-party requests occur before a visitor makes a choice, and for what purpose? Please distinguish the public website from the product.

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