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Security report for archivescommunales.ch

archives communales genevoises · Government · Switzerland

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website archivescommunales.ch serves as an intercommunal archival portal for several Geneva municipalities, providing access to archival inventories and descriptions. It targets researchers, local officials, and citizens interested in municipal archives. The platform is built on Drupal CMS and leverages common JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, YUI, and Bootstrap, indicating a moderately modern technical infrastructure. The site offers multilingual support and a clear navigation structure, though mobile optimization and accessibility are basic. From a security perspective, the site lacks visible security headers and cookie consent mechanisms, which are important for GDPR compliance and overall security posture. No contact information or incident response policies are published, limiting transparency. The domain uses privacy protection for WHOIS data, which is justified given the public service nature of the site. No advertising or tracking technologies were detected, suggesting minimal user tracking. Overall, the website is functional and professionally presented with good content relevance and trust indicators appropriate for a government archival service. However, improvements in security headers, privacy compliance, and contact transparency would enhance its security posture and user trust. The risk level is moderate with no critical vulnerabilities detected in the provided data.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
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. 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';…

  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
72
Security headers
55
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
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

The portal occupies a niche position serving the archival needs of multiple Geneva communes, providing centralized access to municipal archives. Its business model is non-commercial, focusing on public service and information dissemination. The target audience includes historians, researchers, and local government stakeholders. The platform's use of Drupal and common web technologies suggests a stable but potentially dated technical stack. The absence of commercial tracking or advertising aligns with its government/non-profit sector classification. Growth potential lies in expanding digital archival content and improving user engagement through enhanced features and multilingual support.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS assumed but not explicitly confirmed. The absence of security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options reduces protection against common web attacks. No evidence of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries was found. The lack of published security policies or incident response contacts limits organizational transparency and preparedness. GDPR compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism. Overall, the security maturity is moderate, suitable for a public archival site but with room for improvement to meet modern standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against web vulnerabilities.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and detailed cookie policy to improve GDPR compliance and user transparency.
  3. Publish clear contact information and incident response procedures to increase trust and readiness.
  4. Improve mobile responsiveness and accessibility to broaden user reach and comply with accessibility standards.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and CMS components to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
archives communales genevoises
Description
Portail des archives communales offrant la consultation des inventaires des archives des communes genevoises d'Aire-la-Ville, Bernex, Carouge, Chêne-Bougeries, Collonge-Bellerive, Cologny, Lancy, Meinier et Meyrin.
Key services
Consultation of archival inventories, Access to archival descriptions, Search and browse archival data
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, YUI Library, Bootstrap, Modernizr, Drupal (implied by drupal.js), URI.js
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS assumed but not confirmed
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a public archival portal for Geneva communes
  2. Content is in French with language options for English, Italian, and German
  3. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found
  4. No cookie consent or tracking detected
  5. Uses Drupal CMS with common JS libraries
  6. No security headers detected in provided data
  7. No advertising or analytics scripts detected
  8. No social media links found
  9. No explicit privacy or security policies beyond basic privacy page
  10. No terms of service or incident response information available
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Drupal CMS with a combination of JavaScript libraries including jQuery, YUI, Bootstrap, and Modernizr, indicating a moderately modern but somewhat legacy technology stack. The HTML structure is well-formed with meta tags for SEO and multilingual support. Performance is moderate with no explicit indicators of optimization or CDN usage. Accessibility features are basic, and mobile optimization is limited. No analytics or advertising scripts were detected, reducing external dependencies. The site lacks advanced security headers and cookie consent mechanisms, which are important technical considerations for compliance and security.
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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