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Security report for mairie-appoigny.fr

Mairie d'Appoigny · Government · France

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

53/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.mairie-appoigny.fr serves as the official digital portal for the Mairie d'Appoigny, a local government entity in France. It provides residents and visitors with access to municipal news, administrative services, event information, and contact resources. The site is well-structured, featuring modern web technologies such as Joomla CMS, Bootstrap, jQuery, and Vue.js, ensuring a responsive and accessible user experience. The presence of GDPR-compliant cookie consent and clear contact details reflects a commitment to privacy and user rights. Security measures include HTTPS enforcement and CSRF tokens, though additional security headers could enhance protection. The absence of WHOIS data suggests privacy protection, which is reasonable for this type of entity. Overall, the site is trustworthy, professional, and serves its community effectively.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

6 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • 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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  3. 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 Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
62
Security headers
25
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
68
Average
53

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Mairie d'Appoigny operates as a small government entity focused on serving the local population of Appoigny, France. Its business model centers on providing transparent access to municipal information and facilitating citizen engagement through digital services. The website's integration with regional and departmental partners indicates a collaborative ecosystem. The site’s content and services target local residents, municipal employees, and visitors, supporting administrative formalities, community events, and public communication. The digital presence supports the municipality's strategic goals of accessibility, transparency, and community involvement.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and cookie consent mechanisms in place. The use of CSRF tokens in forms is a positive security control. However, the lack of visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options suggests room for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis. The site does not publish a security policy or incident response contacts, which could enhance transparency and readiness. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a municipal website but could benefit from enhanced header configurations and formalized security documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen defense against common web attacks.
  2. Regularly update all third-party libraries and CMS components to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and provide incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Add a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance monitoring and auditing processes to proactively detect and respond to security incidents.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Mairie d'Appoigny
Description
Official website of the Mairie d'Appoigny, a French commune located in the Yonne department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Provides municipal information, news, administrative services, and community resources.
Key services
Municipal news and announcements, Administrative procedures and formalities, Event information, Contact and appointment scheduling, Access to municipal publications
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap 5.3.2, Slick Slider, Flexslider, Vue.js 2.6.0, Font Awesome 6, Tarteaucitron (cookie consent)
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • CSRF token present in forms

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook, Google reCAPTCHA, YouTube
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official municipal website with comprehensive local government information
  2. Good use of modern web technologies and frameworks
  3. Cookie consent and GDPR compliance mechanisms implemented
  4. Clear contact information and social media presence
  5. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity
  6. WHOIS data unavailable but domain appears legitimate
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Joomla CMS with a modern tech stack including Bootstrap 5, jQuery, Vue.js, and Font Awesome for UI components and icons. It uses Slick Slider and Flexslider for interactive content display. The site loads fonts from Google Fonts and scripts from CDNJS and jsDelivr, indicating a reliance on reputable external resources. Performance is moderate with asynchronous script loading and deferred execution improving load times. Accessibility features such as font size adjustment and contrast toggling are implemented, enhancing usability. SEO is supported by meta tags and structured navigation. The site is mobile optimized and provides a consistent user experience across devices. Technical debt appears low, but security header implementation is lacking.
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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