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Security report for agroparistech.fr

AgroParisTech · Education · France

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

AgroParisTech is a prominent French higher education and research institution specializing in agronomy, life sciences, environment, and food sciences. The website reflects a well-established academic entity with a comprehensive offering of engineering, master, doctoral, and continuing education programs. It also highlights active research, innovation initiatives, and international collaborations, positioning AgroParisTech as a leader in its sector within France and the Paris-Saclay academic ecosystem. The site targets students, researchers, academic staff, and industry partners interested in these domains. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 10, a modern and robust content management system, and employs Matomo for privacy-conscious analytics. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, clear navigation, and professional design quality. While performance is moderate, the infrastructure appears stable and suitable for an academic institution. Accessibility features are present but could be enhanced for better compliance. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and shows no signs of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries. However, it lacks explicit security headers and a publicly available security or vulnerability disclosure policy. Cookie consent mechanisms are implemented, indicating GDPR awareness, but no dedicated privacy or terms of service pages were detected in the provided content. Social media presence is active and official, enhancing trust. Overall, AgroParisTech's website is credible, professional, and secure with room for improvement in privacy policy transparency and security best practices. The domain registration data aligns well with the institution's profile, reinforcing legitimacy.

Scanned

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

9 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

  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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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
62
Security headers
40
Email security
80
DNS health
50
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
57

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

AgroParisTech holds a strong market position as a leading French academic institution in agronomy and life sciences. Its business model revolves around education, research, and innovation, supported by partnerships with universities, research centers, and industry. The institution benefits from a large size and long-standing domain registration since 2006, indicating stability. The website's ecosystem includes affiliated domains such as alumni networks and foundations, reflecting a mature partnership network. Revenue streams likely include tuition, research grants, and continuing education fees. The target customer segments are students, researchers, and enterprises in related scientific fields. Growth indicators include active innovation projects and international mobility programs. Strategic observations suggest a focus on digital maturity and privacy-conscious analytics, with potential to enhance security transparency and accessibility compliance.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with mandatory HTTPS encryption and no visible exposure of sensitive data. The use of Matomo analytics suggests a preference for privacy-friendly tools. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options is a gap that could be exploited. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response contact information is provided, which limits transparency and readiness for security incidents. Cookie consent is implemented, supporting GDPR compliance. Overall, the security maturity is good but can be improved by adopting additional headers, publishing security policies, and enhancing accessibility features to meet compliance standards.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service pages accessible from the homepage.
  2. Implement and configure security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Create and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to meet WCAG standards and improve user experience for all users.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and update Drupal and dependencies to mitigate vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
AgroParisTech
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
AgroParisTech
Description
AgroParisTech is an educational and research institution focused on life sciences, agronomy, environment, food sciences, and related fields. It offers engineering, master, doctoral, and continuing education programs. The institution is engaged in research, innovation, and international partnerships.
Key services
Engineering education, Master's degree programs, Doctoral studies, Continuing education, Research and innovation, International mobility and partnerships
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Matomo Analytics, Bootstrap (implied by classes and dropdowns), Lazy loading images
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No visible exposed sensitive data
  • Use of security-focused cookies domain setting in Matomo
  • No inline scripts detected that are suspicious

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally maintained academic institution site.
  2. Content is rich and well-structured with multiple sections for education, research, innovation, and community.
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the homepage or header/footer areas.
  4. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented indicating GDPR awareness.
  5. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages detected in the provided content.
  6. Use of Matomo analytics indicates preference for privacy-friendly tracking.
  7. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found.
  8. Social media presence is active with official channels on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
  9. Website uses Drupal CMS version 10, indicating modern platform usage.
  10. No signs of WAF or blocking mechanisms; site content is fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by Drupal 10, indicating a modern and supported CMS platform. It uses Matomo for analytics, which is privacy-focused and self-hosted, reducing reliance on third-party trackers. The site employs lazy loading for images and responsive design techniques, ensuring good mobile optimization. Navigation is clear with multi-level menus and dropdowns. Performance is moderate, likely due to rich content and media assets. No major technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected. Opportunities exist to improve performance via caching and to enhance security by adding missing HTTP headers. The hosting provider is likely RENATER, a reputable academic network in France, supporting reliability and compliance with academic 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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