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Security report for cnil.fr

Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés · Government · France

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

77/100

Risk levelLow

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

The CNIL website represents the official French national data protection authority, providing comprehensive information, guidance, and enforcement related to data privacy and protection rights. It serves individuals, professionals, and the press with a clear focus on GDPR compliance and data protection education. The site is well-positioned as a government regulatory body with a strong market presence in France. Technically, the website is built on a modern Drupal CMS platform with Bootstrap for responsive design, enhanced by Cloudflare DNS and CDN services for performance and security. The site demonstrates excellent mobile optimization, good SEO practices, and uses privacy-respecting analytics (Matomo) alongside a robust cookie consent mechanism (Tarteaucitron). From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS, uses Cloudflare for DNS and CDN, and manages cookie consent effectively. While explicit security headers are not fully visible in the provided data, no vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The site lacks a publicly visible security policy or incident response contact, which could be improved. Overall, the CNIL website is a highly trustworthy, professional, and secure platform that effectively supports its mission as a government data protection authority. It scores high on content quality, technical implementation, security posture, privacy compliance, and business credibility, making it a reliable resource for its audience.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

2 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

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

  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

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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
90
Security headers
70
Email security
65
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
77

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

CNIL holds a strong market position as the French data protection authority, operating under government mandate since 1997. Its business model is regulatory and advisory, focusing on compliance enforcement, public education, and rights protection. The website targets multiple user segments including individuals, professionals, and media. CNIL leverages partnerships and collaborations within Europe and globally but does not show commercial partnerships on the site. The organization benefits from a large scale and authoritative presence, with a clear focus on transparency and trust. The site content and structure support ongoing engagement and education, reinforcing CNIL's leadership in data protection.

Security posture

The CNIL website demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, use of Cloudflare services, and privacy-conscious analytics. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found. The cookie consent mechanism is comprehensive and compliant with GDPR. However, the absence of a published security policy or incident response contact limits transparency in security governance. Security headers are implied but not explicitly confirmed. Overall, CNIL maintains a strong security culture appropriate for a government authority, but could enhance user trust by publishing explicit security and incident response information.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page detailing security practices and frameworks.
  2. Add explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Provide clear incident response contact channels (e.g., security@ or abuse@ emails).
  4. Enhance accessibility compliance to meet WCAG standards fully.
  5. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file to improve transparency.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés
Description
French national data protection authority providing information, guidance, and enforcement on data privacy and protection rights.
Key services
Information on data rights, Complaint handling, Guidance on data protection compliance, Public awareness and education
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal CMS, Bootstrap CSS framework, jQuery, Matomo analytics, Tarteaucitron cookie consent
Frameworks
Drupal 10, Bootstrap
Platforms
Web
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Cloudflare DNS and CDN
  • Cookie consent management with Tarteaucitron
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
excellent

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
excellent

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is official French data protection authority site.
  2. Content is comprehensive and well-structured.
  3. Strong privacy and cookie compliance.
  4. No signs of blocking or WAF interference.
  5. Good technical implementation with modern CMS and frameworks.
  6. Limited direct contact info visible; contact via forms.
  7. No explicit security or incident response policy found.
  8. No visible certifications or vulnerability disclosure policy.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Drupal 10 CMS with Bootstrap framework and jQuery libraries, ensuring a modern and responsive design. Hosting is supported by Cloudflare DNS and CDN, enhancing performance and security. The site loads quickly and is mobile optimized. SEO is well implemented with canonical and shortlink tags. Cookie consent is managed by Tarteaucitron, a privacy-focused tool. Analytics are handled by Matomo with no cookies set, respecting user privacy. The technical stack is robust and well maintained, with no outdated or vulnerable libraries detected. Opportunities exist to improve accessibility and explicitly document security headers.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 70/100Medium27 findingsView report
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