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Security report for iadb.org

Inter-American Development Bank · Government · N/a

Partial score · DNS & email only

68/100

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

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is a leading multilateral development bank focused on improving lives in Latin America and the Caribbean through financial and technical support. The website reflects a mature and professional digital presence with comprehensive content targeting governments, private sector, civil society, and other stakeholders. The technical infrastructure is modern, leveraging Drupal 10 CMS, Cloudflare CDN, and integrated analytics tools, although performance is moderate and could benefit from optimization. Security posture is weakened by an invalid SSL certificate and disabled TLS protocols, posing a critical risk to secure communications. Privacy compliance is well addressed with clear cookie consent mechanisms and comprehensive privacy and terms policies. Overall, the IDB website is credible and trustworthy but requires urgent remediation of SSL and TLS issues to ensure secure user interactions.

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3 of 7 checks could not complete. The site may be unreachable or blocking automated scans, so the results below cover only what could be checked. Try a rescan later.

NIS2 and GDPR posture

NIS2 outside view
Not assessed
GDPR outside view
Not assessed

Both readouts depend on the site's pages, which could not be loaded in this scan.

Priority findings

1 finding rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

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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
0
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
Average
68

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • GDPR outside view: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

IDB holds a strong market position as a key development finance institution in the Latin America and Caribbean region. Its business model centers on providing long-term financing, knowledge resources, and capacity building to public and private sectors. The website highlights strategic initiatives, regional programs, and opportunities for collaboration, reflecting a broad partnership ecosystem. The presence of subsidiaries like IDB Invest and IDB Lab indicates diversified service offerings. The organization targets a wide audience including governments, entrepreneurs, donors, and civil society, emphasizing transparency and accountability. Growth indicators include multi-donor trust funds and innovative financing programs.

Security posture

The website implements several security best practices such as Content Security Policy, HSTS with preload, and secure cookie flags. However, the absence of a valid SSL certificate and disabled TLS protocols critically undermine HTTPS security, exposing users to potential interception and trust issues. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are publicly available, which could limit transparency in security management. The site lacks OCSP stapling and session resumption features, which are recommended for enhanced security and performance. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but requires immediate attention to SSL/TLS configuration.

Recommendations

  1. Immediately renew and correctly configure the SSL certificate to enable HTTPS security.
  2. Enable and enforce modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3) to secure data in transit.
  3. Implement OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve security and user experience.
  4. Publish a clear security policy and vulnerability disclosure program to enhance transparency.
  5. Continue maintaining comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with user consent mechanisms.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10 CMS, hosted on Pantheon and served via Cloudflare CDN, indicating a robust and scalable infrastructure. It uses modern front-end technologies including JavaScript modules and PowerBI integration for data visualization. SEO and accessibility are well addressed with proper meta tags, language alternates, and ARIA landmarks. Performance metrics are moderate, with room for improvement in load times and resource optimization. The site is mobile optimized and provides a good user experience with clear navigation and multilingual support. Technical risks mainly stem from SSL/TLS misconfiguration which impacts secure communications.
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. 86/100Low22 findingsView report
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