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Security report for certeurope.fr

Certeurope · Technology · 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

CertEurope is a leading French digital trust provider specializing in electronic certificates, digital signatures, authentication, and secure identity solutions. As part of the Tinexta InfoCert group, it serves a broad range of sectors including banking, energy, telecommunications, and government. The website is professionally designed, multilingual, and offers comprehensive information about its products and services, targeting businesses and public sector entities requiring secure digital trust solutions. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with modern frameworks and integrates multiple analytics and marketing tools, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforcement and cookie consent mechanisms, though explicit security policies and incident response contacts are not published. The absence of WHOIS data from the AFNIC server is a notable gap but does not significantly detract from the overall trustworthiness given the company's established market presence. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security header implementation, publishing security policies, and improving WHOIS transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
40/ 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. 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

      Third-party services without privacy policy

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

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

  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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • 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
67
Security headers
30
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
40
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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention certeurope.fr, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
708
Employees
0
Customers
654
Third parties
54
Weak passwords
8%

11 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

CertEurope holds a strong market position in the digital trust industry in France, leveraging its parent company Tinexta InfoCert's reputation. Its business model focuses on providing digital certificates, signature platforms, and identity verification services to enterprises and public institutions. The company demonstrates competitive advantages through certifications like RGS and eIDAS compliance, a broad product portfolio, and partnerships with regional platforms. Revenue streams likely include certificate issuance, managed PKI services, and digital onboarding solutions. The website's extensive content and multilingual support indicate a growth-oriented strategy with a focus on customer engagement and digital transformation. The partnership ecosystem includes related domains such as infocert.digital and ecommerce.infocert.it, supporting integrated service delivery.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, cookie consent mechanisms, and use of security-related plugins. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. However, the lack of explicit security policies, incident response information, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms represents a compliance gap. The site uses multiple third-party scripts for analytics and marketing, which should be regularly audited to mitigate supply chain risks. Security headers are partially implemented but could be enhanced for better protection against common web attacks. Overall, the security maturity is good but can be improved by formalizing policies and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify comprehensive security headers including X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Improve WHOIS transparency to align domain registration data with business claims.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet compliance standards and improve user experience.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Certeurope
Description
Depuis 20 ans CertEurope - Tinexta InfoCert développe des solutions autour de l'Authentification & Signature électronique & Sécurisation.
Key services
Electronic certificates, Electronic signature, Authentication, PKI managed services, Digital identity, Electronic invoicing
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.1, Elementor 3.25.0, Yoast SEO, Bootstrap, jQuery, Swiper, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Hotjar, Bing Ads, Vivocha
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of security plugins (honeypot plugin detected)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Hotjar, Bing Ads
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Bing Ads
Tracking pixels
Hotjar, Bing Ads
Marketing tools
Hotjar, Vivocha
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 navigation
  2. Strong focus on digital trust services including certificates and electronic signatures
  3. Multiple language options and regional targeting
  4. Use of modern web technologies and SEO best practices
  5. Comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms
  6. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in HTML; contact via form
  7. No explicit security policy or incident response info published
  8. No WHOIS data available from AFNIC WHOIS server
  9. No adult or questionable content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern WordPress CMS platform using Elementor for page building and Bootstrap for responsive design. It integrates multiple third-party analytics and marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Hotjar, Bing Ads, and Vivocha chat. The site loads asynchronously many scripts to optimize performance, though overall speed is moderate. SEO is well implemented with Yoast SEO plugin and proper meta tags including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. Mobile optimization is good, but accessibility features are basic and could be improved. Hosting provider details are not explicitly found. The technical stack is robust but requires ongoing maintenance to ensure security and performance.
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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