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Security report for inria.fr

Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique · Education · France

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Inria is the French national research institute specializing in digital sciences and technology. It holds a leading position in the French and international research landscape, focusing on innovation, academic and industrial partnerships, and supporting startups in deeptech. The website reflects a mature digital presence with comprehensive content, clear navigation, and strong branding consistency. Technically, the site is built on Drupal 10 with modern libraries and frameworks, but suffers from slow load times and lacks a valid SSL certificate, which impacts its security posture. Privacy compliance is well addressed with clear policies and a consent mechanism. However, the absence of critical security headers and a valid SSL certificate are significant weaknesses. Overall, the site is professional and trustworthy but requires improvements in security and performance to enhance user trust and compliance.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
0/ 100 · Critical
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

6 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.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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

    • 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. 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 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';…

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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
50
Security headers
45
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
0
Average
55

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

Inria operates as a large public research entity in the education and technology sectors, targeting researchers, industry partners, and the general public interested in digital innovation. Its business model revolves around research excellence, ecosystem development, and partnerships. The presence of multiple partner domains and social media channels indicates a broad collaboration network. The website content is rich and relevant, supporting its market position as a leading research institute. The lack of direct contact emails or phone numbers on the main page suggests a controlled communication approach, likely directing users to dedicated contact pages.

Security posture

The current security posture is limited by the absence of a valid SSL certificate, resulting in no HTTPS enforcement. No security headers such as HSTS or CSP are detected, and DNSSEC is not enabled. The site uses no vulnerable libraries but lacks advanced SSL features like OCSP stapling and session resumption. Cookie consent is managed properly, indicating awareness of privacy regulations. The lack of explicit security or incident response policies on the site reduces transparency. Overall, the site is at risk of interception and lacks several best practices, which should be addressed promptly.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the site.
  2. Implement security headers including HSTS, Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Enable DNSSEC and CAA records to protect domain integrity and certificate issuance.
  4. Optimize site performance to reduce load times and improve user experience.
  5. Publish explicit security and incident response policies to enhance transparency and trust.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by Drupal 10 CMS, utilizing jQuery, Bootstrap, and other modern JavaScript libraries. It integrates Matomo for analytics and Tarteaucitron for cookie consent management. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible with good SEO practices. However, the performance is slow with a load time exceeding 20 seconds and a large page size near 900KB. The hosting provider is not explicitly identified but DNS records include university and national domains. The absence of a valid SSL certificate and security headers indicates technical debt in security implementation. The site structure and content are well organized, reflecting a mature technical infrastructure but with room for security and performance improvements.
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. 68/100Medium34 findingsView report
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