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Security report for gcompris.net

Timothée Giet and others · Education · N/a

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

74/100

Risk levelMedium

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

GCompris is a well-established educational software suite targeting children aged 2 to 10, offering over 100 activities across various learning domains such as arithmetic, reading, science, and games. The project is community-driven and hosted by the KDE community, distributed under the GNU AGPL license, and supported by donations and patronage. The website reflects a mature and consistent brand with professional content and clear navigation. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies including Bootstrap, jQuery, and Matomo analytics, hosted on OVH infrastructure. While performance and mobile optimization are good, there is room for improvement in accessibility and security headers. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enabled and no exposed sensitive data, but lacks advanced security headers and cookie consent mechanisms. The WHOIS data confirms domain legitimacy with consistent registration details and appropriate domain age. Overall, the website is trustworthy, safe for general audiences, and well-positioned within the educational software niche.

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

3 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.

    • 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

  2. 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 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
75
Security headers
75
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
74

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

GCompris operates in the education sector as a small but important entity providing free educational software primarily for children. Its business model relies on open source distribution and community contributions, supplemented by donations and Patreon support. The project benefits from association with the KDE community, enhancing credibility and reach. The target audience includes children, educators, and parents seeking quality educational tools. The website's multilingual support and extensive activity offerings indicate a broad international user base. The absence of commercial advertising and focus on free software positions GCompris as a niche leader in open source educational software. Strategic partnerships appear limited to KDE and Patreon, with no detected subsidiaries or parent companies beyond KDE. Growth potential lies in expanding activity offerings and community engagement.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with HTTPS enabled and no visible exposure of sensitive data or vulnerable libraries. However, it lacks implementation of recommended security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options, which could mitigate common web attacks. There is no published security policy or incident response contact information, which limits transparency and readiness for security incidents. The absence of a cookie consent mechanism may pose compliance risks under GDPR and similar regulations. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found, indicating limited formal security communication channels. Overall, the security maturity is adequate for a community-driven educational project but could be enhanced to meet higher compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Add a cookie policy and consent mechanism to comply with privacy regulations such as GDPR.
  4. Publish a formal security policy and provide incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  5. Consider creating a vulnerability disclosure policy and hosting a security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Timothée Giet and others
Description
GCompris is a high quality educational software suite, including a large number of activities for children aged 2 to 10. It offers more than 100 educational activities covering computer discovery, reading, arithmetic, science, geography, games, and other learning areas. The project is hosted and developed by the KDE community.
Key services
Educational software activities, Downloadable software, Community development and contributions
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap, jQuery, Matomo Analytics, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

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
excellent
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is a mature, well-established educational software project.
  2. Content is comprehensive and targeted at children and educators.
  3. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
  4. Good use of open source and community trust signals.
  5. Lacks some modern security headers and cookie consent mechanisms.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern and stable technology stack including Bootstrap for responsive design, jQuery for DOM manipulation, and Matomo for privacy-focused analytics. Hosting is provided by OVH, a reputable provider, with DNS managed via OVH nameservers. The site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly with comprehensive meta tags and multilingual support. Performance is moderate, with no critical issues detected. Accessibility is basic and could be improved to better serve users with disabilities. No CMS is detected, indicating a custom or static site approach. The site lacks advanced security headers and cookie consent mechanisms, which are technical debt areas. Overall, the infrastructure is solid but could benefit from modernization in security and accessibility features.
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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