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Security report for ffdn.org

Fédération FDN · Telecommunications · France

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Fédération FDN is a French non-profit federation of associative Internet Service Providers (ISPs) focused on promoting net neutrality, freedom of expression, and supporting its members with tools and advocacy. The website is primarily in French and serves as an information hub with articles, press reviews, and event listings. Technically, the site runs on Drupal 7 with jQuery and uses Matomo for analytics, respecting Do Not Track settings. The site is mobile-optimized and well-structured but lacks some modern security headers and policies. Security posture is good with HTTPS and domain transfer protections, but DNSSEC is not enabled. No privacy or cookie policies were found, which is a compliance gap. Overall, the site is trustworthy, professional, and serves a niche community of non-profit ISPs in France.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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 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';…

  3. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

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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
40
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
65

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 federation occupies a niche market segment representing associative ISPs in France, emphasizing democratic, non-profit values and net neutrality advocacy. Its business model is non-commercial, focusing on community support and political engagement. The website content and external links indicate active involvement in European digital policy debates and open-source software promotion. The federation maintains partnerships with related organizations such as FDN and FSFE. The domain age and registration details support a stable and legitimate presence. Growth indicators include recent articles and new service offerings like mobile telephony. The federation's ecosystem includes code repositories, mailing lists, and event calendars, fostering collaboration among members.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses domain status clientTransferProhibited to prevent unauthorized domain transfers, indicating good domain security practices. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which could improve DNS security. No explicit security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options) were detected, representing an area for improvement. The use of Drupal 7, an older CMS version, may expose the site to vulnerabilities if not properly maintained. No incident response or security policy information is published, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found. Matomo analytics respects Do Not Track, minimizing privacy risks. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be enhanced with modern best practices and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Publish clear privacy and cookie policies with GDPR-compliant consent mechanisms.
  2. Enable DNSSEC to enhance domain name system security.
  3. Implement standard security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options.
  4. Upgrade Drupal CMS to a supported and secure version to reduce vulnerability risks.
  5. Publish security policies and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Fédération FDN
Description
La fédération FDN regroupe des Fournisseurs d'Accès à Internet associatifs se reconnaissant dans des valeurs communes : bénévolat, solidarité, fonctionnement démocratique et à but non lucratif ; défense et promotion de la neutralité du Net. Elle porte la voix de ses membres dans les débats concernant la liberté d'expression et la neutralité du Net et fournit des outils pour le développement des fournisseurs d'accès associatifs.
Key services
Advocacy for net neutrality and freedom of expression, Providing tools and support to member ISPs, Information dissemination via articles, press reviews, and events
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 7, jQuery, Matomo Analytics
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status to prevent unauthorized transfers
  • Do Not Track enabled in Matomo analytics

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

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 primarily in French with some English language support
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found on the main pages
  4. Contact information is available via a contact page but no direct emails or phone numbers found in the HTML
  5. Website uses Drupal 7 CMS, which is outdated but still functional
  6. Matomo analytics is used with Do Not Track respected
  7. No suspicious or malicious content detected
  8. Focus on advocacy for net neutrality and associative ISPs
  9. No visible security headers detected in the HTML content
  10. No explicit security or incident response information published
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 7 CMS with jQuery and uses Matomo for analytics. It is hosted on a domain registered with Gandi SAS since 2011. The site loads multiple CSS and JS assets, including deferred and async scripts for performance. Mobile optimization is good with viewport meta tags and responsive CSS. Accessibility is basic with skip links and language attributes. SEO is basic with meta tags and structured navigation menus. No JSON-LD or Open Graph metadata was found beyond basic HTML meta tags. The site does not use DNSSEC and lacks modern security headers. Performance is moderate, with some room for optimization. The technical stack is stable but dated, suggesting modernization opportunities.
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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