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Security report for aquilenet.fr

Aquilenet · Telecommunications · France

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

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Aquilenet is a small, non-profit associative Internet Service Provider based in the Aquitaine region of France. It focuses on providing open, neutral, and privacy-respecting Internet access to its members, leveraging open-source tools and community-driven values. The organization is registered with ARCEP and is a founding member of the Fédération FDN, reinforcing its credibility and commitment to ethical Internet services. The website serves as an information portal and access point to various member services including webmail, cloud storage, VPN, and more. Technically, the website uses standard web technologies including HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and jCarousel for UI elements. It employs Piwik/Matomo analytics, indicating a privacy-conscious approach to user tracking. The site is mobile-optimized with a clear navigation structure, though accessibility features could be improved. No major CMS or hosting provider details are evident from the HTML content. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS URLs and does not expose sensitive data or vulnerable scripts. However, it lacks visible security headers and formal policies such as privacy or cookie policies, which are important for compliance and user trust. No forms collecting sensitive data are present on the homepage, reducing immediate risk. WHOIS data is unavailable, likely due to privacy protection or AFNIC policies, but the site content and affiliations suggest legitimacy. Overall, Aquilenet presents a trustworthy and community-focused ISP with a solid technical foundation but could enhance its compliance posture by publishing clear privacy and cookie policies and improving security headers. The risk level is low, but transparency improvements would benefit user trust and regulatory 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

6 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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  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
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  • Exposed services
  • 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
85
Security headers
45
Email security
70
DNS health
55
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
63

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

Aquilenet operates in the telecommunications sector as a niche regional ISP with a non-profit, associative business model. Its competitive advantage lies in its commitment to Internet neutrality, privacy, and open-source principles, appealing to a community-oriented audience in Aquitaine. Revenue streams likely come from membership fees and service subscriptions for ADSL, fiber, mobile data, and hosting services. The organization is well-networked through its founding membership in Fédération FDN and offers a broad ecosystem of digital services via multiple subdomains. Growth indicators include ongoing service expansions such as mobile data offerings and VPN services. Strategic observations highlight the importance of maintaining transparency and compliance to sustain trust in a privacy-sensitive market.

Security posture

Aquilenet demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. The use of HTTPS and absence of exposed sensitive data are positive indicators. The deployment of Piwik/Matomo analytics aligns with privacy-conscious practices. However, the lack of explicit privacy and cookie policies, absence of security headers, and no visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure information indicate gaps in compliance and security readiness. The site does not appear to have forms that collect sensitive data, reducing attack surface. Incident response and security culture indicators are not evident from the content. Overall, the security posture is adequate for an informational site but should be enhanced with formal policies and headers to meet GDPR and NIS2 requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy prominently on the website.
  2. Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Provide clear contact information including a dedicated security or abuse email address for incident reporting.
  4. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all visitors.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Aquilenet
Description
Aquilenet is an associative Internet Service Provider (ISP) based in Aquitaine, France, promoting a free, local, open, neutral, and shared Internet culture. It is an association under French law 1901 since 2010, registered with ARCEP and a founding member of the Fédération FDN.
Key services
ADSL Internet access, Fiber Internet access, Mobile data (4G/5G), VPN services, Hosting and datacenter services, DNS services, IPv6 support, Free and open-source software tools
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, jCarousel (carousel library), Piwik/Matomo analytics
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • No visible forms collecting sensitive data
  • Use of HTTPS implied by URLs (https://)
  • No exposed credentials or sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Piwik/Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Piwik/Matomo
Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is in French and focused on associative ISP services in Aquitaine, France.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on main page.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly listed on homepage HTML.
  5. Strong emphasis on open-source tools and community values.
  6. Use of Piwik/Matomo analytics indicates privacy-conscious tracking.
  7. Multiple internal subdomains provide various services for members.
  8. No visible forms collecting personal data on homepage.
  9. WHOIS data unavailable, likely due to AFNIC or privacy protection.
  10. No social media links detected in the provided HTML.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built with standard web technologies including HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript, with jCarousel used for the news carousel feature. It uses Piwik/Matomo for analytics, indicating a preference for open-source tools. The site appears to be custom-built or uses a lightweight CMS, as no common CMS signatures are detected. Performance is moderate with a responsive design suitable for mobile devices. SEO is basic with meta description and keywords present but no advanced structured data or Open Graph tags detected. Accessibility is basic and could be improved. Hosting details are not explicit, but multiple subdomains suggest a well-organized infrastructure supporting various member services.
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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