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Security report for ademe.fr

Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME) · Government · France

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

ADEME (Agence de la transition écologique) is a prominent French government agency dedicated to accelerating ecological transition and combating climate change. The agency provides expert advice, financial aid, data, and research support to a broad audience including citizens, businesses, local authorities, researchers, and associations. ADEME positions itself as a key player in France's environmental and energy sectors, with a strong focus on sustainability and public service. The website reflects this mission with comprehensive content, official branding, and multiple service portals. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern optimization tools such as WP Rocket and Yoast SEO, ensuring fast performance, mobile responsiveness, and good accessibility. The use of Google Tag Manager and Eulerian Analytics indicates moderate user tracking with consent management via Tarteaucitron, supporting privacy compliance. The site employs HTTPS with good SSL configuration and some security best practices, though explicit security headers are not fully confirmed. From a security perspective, the site shows a mature posture with no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, it lacks publicly accessible security policies or incident response contacts, which could be improved to enhance transparency and readiness. WHOIS data is not publicly available due to AFNIC privacy norms, but the domain and content strongly align with official French government entities, supporting legitimacy. Overall, ADEME's website is professional, trustworthy, and well-structured, serving as a reliable resource for ecological transition stakeholders. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security header implementation, publishing security policies, and providing clear incident response contacts to further strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  2. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

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  • Security score drift

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
57
Security headers
55
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
67

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

ADEME operates as a government agency focused on ecological transition, climate change mitigation, and resource preservation. Its market position is strong within France, acting as a central hub for expertise, funding, and coordination across multiple sectors including energy, environment, and public policy. The agency's business model revolves around public funding and service provision rather than commercial revenue. Target customers include public authorities, businesses, researchers, and citizens. The agency maintains a broad partnership ecosystem with regional, European, and international stakeholders. Growth indicators include ongoing digital presence expansion and active communication channels. ADEME's operations emphasize transparency, sustainability, and public engagement.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security foundation with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms in place. Tracking and analytics are managed with user consent, reflecting GDPR awareness. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of explicit security headers and lack of published security policies or incident response information indicate areas for improvement. The security maturity level is moderate to high, suitable for a government agency website, but could benefit from enhanced transparency and formalized incident response channels. Compliance with GDPR is evident but could be further documented.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and explicitly declare security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen browser security.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page including contact information for reporting security issues.
  3. Enhance transparency around data retention policies related to analytics and tracking services.
  4. Provide clear and accessible contact details for data protection officer or privacy inquiries.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to ensure ongoing compliance and security.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
Description
L’ADEME est une agence engagée dans la lutte contre le réchauffement climatique et la dégradation des ressources, visant à bâtir une société plus sobre et solidaire.
Key services
Expert advice and methodologies, Financial aid and funding, Data and research support, Prospective studies, Regional and international cooperation
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.3, Yoast SEO plugin, WP Rocket caching and optimization, jQuery 3.7.1, Google Tag Manager, Eulerian Analytics, Tarteaucitron cookie consent manager
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
excellent

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent management
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google Tag Manager with consent
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Eulerian Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Eulerian Analytics
Marketing tools
Eulerian Analytics
Transparency
good

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. Strong focus on ecological transition and public service.
  3. Uses modern web technologies and best practices.
  4. Comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent management.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage; likely available on contact page.
  6. No visible security or incident response policies.
  7. WHOIS data is not publicly available, consistent with AFNIC privacy norms.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress platform with up-to-date plugins and optimization tools like WP Rocket and Yoast SEO. It uses jQuery and integrates Google Tag Manager and Eulerian Analytics for tracking. The site is well-optimized for performance and mobile responsiveness, with lazy loading and preconnect hints. Accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA roles are present, contributing to a good user experience. The technical infrastructure appears robust with no visible technical debt or outdated components. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified but the site uses AFNIC-managed domain infrastructure consistent with French government standards.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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