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Security report for afd.fr

Agence Française de Développement · Finance · France

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

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Agence Française de Développement (AFD) is a French public development finance institution dedicated to financing and supporting sustainable development projects worldwide. The website reflects a mature digital presence with comprehensive content covering their mission, projects, research, and partnerships. The site is well-structured, multilingual, and professionally designed, targeting governments, financial institutions, NGOs, and enterprises. Technically, the site uses Drupal 11 CMS with modern analytics and consent management tools, ensuring good performance and compliance with accessibility and privacy standards. Security posture is strong with HTTPS and secure form handling, though explicit security headers and vulnerability disclosure policies could be improved. WHOIS data is unavailable, which slightly impacts transparency but does not detract from the site's legitimacy given its government affiliation and trust signals. Overall, the website is a reliable and authoritative source for information on AFD's activities and services.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 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 Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • 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 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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  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
52
Security headers
55
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
62

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

AFD holds a leading position as France's development bank, focusing on financing projects that promote climate action, biodiversity, social equity, and sustainable economic growth. Their business model combines financial products such as loans, grants, and guarantees with technical expertise and research. The organization operates globally with a network of agencies and partners, including subsidiaries like Expertise France and Proparco. The website content and linked domains indicate a strong partnership ecosystem and a commitment to transparency and impact measurement. The target audience includes public and private sector actors involved in development. The digital presence supports their mission with extensive resources, events, and publications, reflecting a mature and strategic communication approach.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security foundation with enforced HTTPS, use of consent management platforms, and secure Drupal-based forms. However, explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options are not clearly present in the HTML, which could be enhanced to mitigate common web vulnerabilities. No sensitive data exposure or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The absence of a published vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file suggests room for improvement in transparency and incident response readiness. Overall, the security posture is good but could benefit from formalized policies and additional header configurations.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify comprehensive security headers including CSP, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  3. Enhance incident response information by providing dedicated security contact channels.
  4. Regularly audit Drupal modules and third-party scripts for vulnerabilities.
  5. Maintain transparency in WHOIS data to improve trust and domain legitimacy.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Agence Française de Développement
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Agence Française de Développement
Description
Le groupe Agence française de développement (AFD) finance, accompagne et accélère les transitions vers un monde plus juste et plus durable.
Key services
Financial solutions (loans, grants, guarantees), Technical expertise, Research and training, Project financing and support
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 11, Google Tag Manager, Piano Analytics, TagCommander, AppConsent
Frameworks
Drupal CMS, DSFR (Design System for French Republic)
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of consent management platform
  • Secure forms with CSRF tokens (implied by Drupal)

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Piano Analytics, TagCommander
Marketing tools
Piano Analytics, TagCommander, AppConsent
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. Content is in French with multilingual support (English, Spanish, Portuguese).
  3. Strong government affiliation and branding consistency.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and compliance with accessibility standards.
  5. Presence of comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms.
  6. No direct email addresses or phone numbers found in the main HTML; contact via forms and footer links.
  7. Social media presence on major platforms with official accounts.
  8. No security.txt or explicit vulnerability disclosure policy found.
  9. WHOIS data unavailable, which reduces transparency but not necessarily legitimacy.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 11 CMS, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries and analytics tools such as Google Tag Manager and Piano Analytics. The use of the French Republic's Design System (DSFR) ensures accessibility and responsive design, providing excellent mobile optimization and user experience. Performance is moderate, likely due to rich media content and multiple external scripts. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. The site uses consent management for GDPR compliance. Hosting provider details are not explicit, but the site uses CDN services for scripts. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern and well-maintained, supporting the organization's digital communication needs effectively.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 65/100Medium31 findingsView report
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