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Agence Nationale pour les Chèques-Vacances (ANCV) · Government · France

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Email security, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Agence Nationale pour les Chèques-Vacances (ANCV) is a French government public institution dedicated to facilitating access to vacations for a broad population including employees, public agents, families, seniors, and vulnerable groups. It operates through the issuance of Chèque-Vacances vouchers, Coupon Sport, and social aid programs, while also supporting the tourism and leisure sectors via partnerships. The website reflects a mature digital presence with a modern Drupal 10 CMS, Bootstrap 5 styling, and integrated analytics via Google Tag Manager. It provides comprehensive information, including privacy and cookie policies, and actively warns users about phishing attempts impersonating the agency. Security posture is generally good with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms, though explicit security headers and incident response information are lacking. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain is a notable anomaly that reduces trust slightly, but the overall branding and content strongly indicate an official and trustworthy government entity.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
67
Security headers
85
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
68

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

ANCV holds a strong market position as a longstanding public agency with a mission to promote social inclusion through vacations. Its business model is based on public service and social welfare, distributing vacation vouchers and managing aid programs. The agency serves millions of beneficiaries and maintains a large network of economic actors and tourism professionals. The website supports this ecosystem with clear navigation, multimedia content, and social media engagement. The lack of direct contact emails or phone numbers on the homepage suggests a preference for controlled communication channels, likely via contact forms. The agency's partnerships and programs indicate a broad and inclusive approach to social welfare and economic stimulation in tourism.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level. HTTPS is properly implemented, and cookie consent is managed with user choice and category granularity. The site prominently warns users about phishing scams, indicating awareness of security threats. However, the absence of common security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security posture. No vulnerability disclosures or incident response contacts are published, which could hinder rapid response to security incidents. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the site is secure for general users but could improve in transparency and technical security controls.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  2. Add standard security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options) to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS data to improve domain trust and legitimacy perception.
  4. Enhance accessibility compliance to meet higher standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
  5. Consider providing direct verified contact emails or phone numbers for better user support and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Agence Nationale pour les Chèques-Vacances (ANCV)
Description
L’Agence Nationale pour les Chèques-Vacances (ANCV) est un établissement public de l’État dont la mission est de faciliter le départ en vacances du plus grand nombre, notamment via le Chèque-Vacances et le Coupon Sport, ainsi que des programmes d’aide sociale.
Key services
Chèque-Vacances (classic and digital), Coupon Sport, Social aid programs for vulnerable populations, Support and partnership with tourism and leisure professionals
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Bootstrap 5, Google Tag Manager, YouTube iframe API, AOS (Animate On Scroll), jQuery
Frameworks
Drupal CMS, Bootstrap CSS Framework
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with category management
  • Phishing alert prominently displayed
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. Strong focus on social programs and public service.
  3. Clear warnings about phishing and official email domains.
  4. Comprehensive cookie consent and privacy policy in French.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage; contact via form.
  6. Modern Drupal 10 CMS with Bootstrap 5 styling.
  7. Use of Google Tag Manager and YouTube embeds for analytics and media.
  8. No explicit security.txt or incident response info found.
  9. WHOIS data missing, which is unusual and warrants further investigation.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10 CMS with Bootstrap 5 for responsive design, ensuring good mobile optimization and modern UI components. It uses Google Tag Manager for analytics and tracking, and embeds multimedia content via YouTube iframe API. The site loads multiple CSS and JS libraries including jQuery and AOS for animations. Performance is moderate, with no major blocking scripts detected. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and canonical links. Accessibility is basic, with skip links and ARIA roles present but no advanced features. The site lacks explicit hosting provider information and advanced security headers, which could be improved. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid and modern but has room for security and accessibility enhancements.
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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