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Security report for meteofrance.com

Météo-France · Government · France

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 3 other checks.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Météo-France is the official French government meteorological agency providing comprehensive weather forecasts, climate information, and educational resources primarily for the French public and related stakeholders. The website is well-established with a domain age since 1997, reflecting its longstanding authority in meteorological services. The site offers detailed weather data including marine, mountain, and beach forecasts, as well as climate change insights and vigilance alerts. Technically, the site is built on Drupal CMS with modern mapping and consent management technologies, ensuring a good user experience across devices. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforcement and security headers, though DNSSEC is not enabled and no explicit security policy or incident response contacts are published. Privacy compliance is robust with a clear cookie consent mechanism and GDPR-aligned privacy policy. Overall, the site demonstrates high professionalism, trustworthiness, and technical maturity suitable for a national public service entity.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

9 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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 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';…

  3. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

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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
67
Security headers
50
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
62

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

Météo-France holds a dominant market position as the national meteorological authority in France, offering free public access to weather and climate data. Its business model is public service oriented, funded by government resources rather than commercial revenue. The site targets a broad audience including the general public, educational institutions, and government agencies. Partnerships with government water management and public data portals enhance its ecosystem. The presence of recruitment links indicates ongoing organizational growth. The site’s comprehensive content and authoritative branding reinforce its competitive advantage as a trusted source of meteorological information.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced, multiple security headers present, and domain transfer protections in place. The use of a consent management platform aligns with privacy regulations. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the analyzed content. However, the absence of DNSSEC and lack of published security policies or incident response contacts represent areas for improvement. Overall, the security measures are appropriate for a government public service website, minimizing risk of common web threats.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish a security.txt file to provide clear vulnerability disclosure and incident response contacts.
  3. Add explicit security policy documentation accessible from the website.
  4. Consider providing direct contact channels for security incidents (e.g., security@ or abuse@ emails).
  5. Maintain and regularly update third-party libraries and consent management tools to avoid vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Météo-France
Description
Météo-France provides free detailed weather forecasts for France and worldwide up to 15 days, including marine, mountain, and beach weather, climate change information, and educational resources.
Key services
Weather forecasts, Marine weather, Climate change information, Educational content, Weather alerts and vigilance
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal CMS, Leaflet.js (maps), Google Tag Manager, Didomi Consent Management Platform, Privacy-center.org SDK
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Client and server transfer prohibitions on domain
  • Consent management for cookies
  • No exposed sensitive data detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google DoubleClick
Tracking pixels
Didomi CMP, Hubvisor
Marketing tools
Didomi Consent SDK
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official French government meteorological website with extensive weather and climate information.
  2. Comprehensive cookie consent and privacy management implemented.
  3. No signs of phishing, malware, or suspicious content.
  4. Strong branding and consistent user experience.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and compliance with accessibility standards.
  6. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found in the main HTML; contact likely via forms.
  7. No explicit security.txt or incident response contacts published.
  8. DNSSEC not enabled, which could be improved.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by Drupal CMS, leveraging Leaflet.js for interactive maps and Google Tag Manager for analytics. Consent management is handled by Didomi and privacy-center.org SDKs, indicating a modern approach to privacy compliance. The site is mobile optimized with good accessibility and SEO practices. Performance is moderate, likely due to rich interactive content such as maps and weather data layers. Hosting provider details are not explicit but the domain registrar is reputable. The site uses multiple external domains for social media, analytics, and partner services, all consistent with a professional public service website.
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. 67/100Medium30 findingsView report
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