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Security report for huggingface.co

Hugging Face · Technology · France

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Hugging Face is a leading technology company specializing in artificial intelligence and machine learning. It operates a prominent platform that enables the AI community to collaborate on models, datasets, and applications. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in France, Hugging Face has established itself as a key player in the AI ecosystem, serving a broad audience including developers, researchers, and enterprises. The company offers both open source resources and paid compute and enterprise solutions, positioning itself as a comprehensive AI platform. Technically, the website is built using modern frameworks such as Svelte and integrates various technologies including Stripe for payments and Plausible for analytics. The site is well-optimized for performance, mobile responsiveness, and accessibility, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. Hosting and DNS services are provided by reputable providers including OVH and AWS. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and employs domain status protections to prevent unauthorized changes. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and explicit security headers or policies are not evident. Privacy compliance is strong with comprehensive privacy and terms of service pages, though a cookie consent mechanism is absent. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is publicly available. Overall, Hugging Face demonstrates a high level of professionalism, trustworthiness, and technical sophistication. The platform is safe for general audiences and serves as a critical hub for AI development and collaboration. Strategic improvements in security transparency and cookie consent would further enhance its compliance and trust posture.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

4 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 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';…

  2. 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

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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
100
Security headers
35
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
75

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

Hugging Face occupies a leading market position as a collaborative AI platform, leveraging a community-driven business model that combines open source offerings with paid enterprise and compute services. Its competitive advantage lies in its extensive model and dataset repositories, active community engagement, and partnerships with major technology companies such as Meta, Amazon, and Google. Revenue streams likely include subscription fees for enterprise services and compute usage charges. The target customer segments range from individual AI researchers and developers to large organizations requiring scalable AI infrastructure. Growth indicators include a large user base, frequent content updates, and a broad ecosystem of AI applications. The company maintains a strong partnership ecosystem and a clear strategic focus on democratizing AI through open science and technology.

Security posture

Hugging Face exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, domain registration protections, and use of reputable hosting and DNS providers. The absence of DNSSEC and explicit security headers represents minor gaps. Privacy policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant, but the lack of a cookie consent mechanism and public incident response contacts indicates areas for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. The platform's security culture appears focused on balancing openness with enterprise-grade controls, especially in paid offerings. Enhancing transparency around security policies and vulnerability disclosures would strengthen incident response readiness and user trust.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement a cookie consent banner to comply fully with GDPR and improve user privacy transparency.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve security transparency.
  4. Add standard security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to harden the website against common attacks.
  5. Consider establishing a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Hugging Face
Description
The platform where the machine learning community collaborates on models, datasets, and applications.
Key services
Model hosting and sharing, Datasets hosting and sharing, Spaces (AI applications hosting), Compute services (Inference Endpoints, GPU upgrades), Enterprise solutions with security and support
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Svelte, JavaScript, Stripe, KaTeX, AWS DNS, Plausible Analytics
Frameworks
Svelte
Platforms
Hugging Face Hub, Spaces
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain status includes clientDeleteProhibited and clientTransferProhibited
  • Captcha disabled on signup but captcha API key present
  • Use of Stripe for payments

Analytics and tracking

Services
Plausible Analytics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Plausible Analytics
Marketing tools
Stripe
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking mechanisms.
  2. Strong presence of AI and machine learning community content.
  3. Clear navigation and professional design.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and frameworks.
  5. No explicit security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  6. Privacy and terms pages are present and comprehensive.
  7. No phone numbers or physical addresses explicitly listed on the homepage or footer.
  8. Contact email for press found but no general support or security contact emails.
  9. No cookie consent banner detected despite cookie usage.
  10. No DNSSEC enabled on domain, which is a minor security gap.
Technical notes

Notes

The website leverages a modern tech stack centered on Svelte for frontend rendering, with integration of third-party services such as Stripe for payments and Plausible for analytics. Hosting is managed via OVH and AWS infrastructure, ensuring reliable performance and scalability. The site demonstrates excellent mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices. The use of module preloading and deferred scripts indicates attention to performance optimization. There is no evidence of legacy or vulnerable libraries. Technical risks are minimal but could be further mitigated by adopting DNSSEC and enhancing security headers. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a robust and user-friendly platform for AI collaboration.
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. 75/100Medium27 findingsView report
  2. 75/100 +3Medium27 findingsView report
  3. 72/100Medium28 findingsView report
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