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Security report for communaute-paysbasque.fr

Communauté d'Agglomération Pays Basque · Government · France

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.communaute-paysbasque.fr serves as the official portal for the Communauté d'Agglomération Pays Basque, a regional government entity in France. It provides comprehensive information and services related to public utilities, environmental initiatives, transport, waste management, housing, agriculture, culture, and social services tailored for residents, businesses, and associations within the Pays Basque region. The site is multilingual, primarily in French, with Basque and Gascon language options, reflecting the local cultural context. Technically, the site is built on TYPO3 CMS, leveraging modern web technologies including jQuery, Matomo analytics with privacy by design, and a robust cookie consent mechanism via tarteaucitron.js. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, ensuring a positive user experience. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization. From a security standpoint, the site enforces HTTPS and uses privacy-focused analytics. However, explicit security headers are not clearly detected, and no public security policy or incident response contacts are provided. The absence of WHOIS registration data for the domain reduces trust from a domain legitimacy perspective, though the content and domain suffix strongly indicate a legitimate government site. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and privacy-conscious, serving its public sector mission effectively. Strategic improvements in transparency around security policies, incident response, and domain registration details would enhance trust and compliance further.

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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

5 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"

    • 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 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
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
52
Security headers
50
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
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 Communauté d'Agglomération Pays Basque operates as a regional government authority providing essential public services and information to a diverse audience including residents, local businesses, agricultural enterprises, and cultural organizations. Its market position is that of a key regional governance body in France, focusing on sustainable development, ecological transition, and social welfare. The business model is public sector funded, emphasizing service delivery over commercial revenue. The website supports community engagement and transparency, with a broad partnership ecosystem implied by the range of services and external links. Growth indicators include active content updates and digital service expansion. The absence of direct contact emails or phone numbers suggests a preference for controlled communication channels via web forms.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS and privacy-respecting analytics. The cookie consent implementation is comprehensive, allowing granular user control. However, the lack of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and absence of published security policies or incident response contacts represent gaps in transparency and defense-in-depth. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The missing WHOIS data is a concern for domain legitimacy verification but may be due to registry policies or privacy protection. Overall, the site aligns well with GDPR requirements but could improve in security communication and header implementation.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  2. Implement and verify security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Referrer-Policy.
  3. Clarify domain registration details or verify WHOIS information to enhance domain legitimacy trust.
  4. Provide visible official contact emails and phone numbers for public inquiries and support.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and analytics tools for security and privacy compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Communauté d'Agglomération Pays Basque
Description
Site officiel de la Communauté d'Agglomération Pays Basque fournissant informations, aides, démarches et services publics locaux.
Key services
Water management, Environmental protection, Energy transition, Transport and mobility, Waste management, Housing and urban planning, Agriculture and food, Cultural and social services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, jQuery, Matomo Analytics, tarteaucitron.js (cookie consent), Slick Carousel
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with opt-in/out
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of privacy-focused analytics (Matomo privacy by design)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo (privacy by design), Matomo Cloud (disabled by default), Google Tag Manager (disabled by default)
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo, Google Tag Manager (disabled by default)
Marketing tools
Matomo Tag Manager
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a regional government portal for Pays Basque community services.
  2. Content is rich, well-structured, and multilingual (French, Basque, Gascon).
  3. Strong privacy and cookie consent implementation using tarteaucitron.js.
  4. Use of privacy-focused analytics (Matomo) with opt-in consent.
  5. No visible contact emails or phone numbers in the main HTML; contact via web form.
  6. No WHOIS data available, which is unusual for a .fr domain.
  7. No explicit security policy or incident response information found.
  8. No terms of service page detected.
  9. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  10. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by TYPO3 CMS, a robust and scalable content management system suitable for government portals. It uses jQuery for client-side scripting and integrates Matomo analytics configured for privacy by design, avoiding third-party trackers like Google Analytics by default. Cookie consent is managed by tarteaucitron.js, providing user control over tracking services. The site loads multiple CSS and JS assets asynchronously to optimize performance. Mobile responsiveness and accessibility features are well implemented, including ARIA roles and keyboard navigation aids. The site could benefit from enhanced security headers and performance optimizations to improve loading speed further. Hosting provider details are not explicitly identified from the content.
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. 68/100Medium33 findingsView report
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