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Security report for meteofrance.fr

Météo-France · Government · France

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Météo-France is the official French national meteorological service providing comprehensive weather forecasting, climate monitoring, vigilance alerts, and meteorological data services. The website serves a broad audience including the general public, government agencies, meteorologists, researchers, and students. It also supports educational activities through the École Nationale de la Météorologie. The site is well-structured with extensive content covering news, missions, organizational information, and career opportunities. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 8 CMS and leverages modern JavaScript frameworks such as Vue.js and Vuex. It integrates Google Tag Manager and AT Internet for analytics and uses a privacy center SDK for GDPR compliance. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, with good performance metrics. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and employs domain registration protections. While explicit security headers are not visible in the HTML content, the site demonstrates good security hygiene with no exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries detected. Privacy and cookie policies are present with consent mechanisms, indicating compliance with GDPR requirements. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professional, and authoritative, reflecting the stature of Météo-France as a government institution. No critical security or content safety issues were found, and the domain registration data aligns well with the organization's identity.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 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

7 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 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 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';…

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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
77
Security headers
50
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
68

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 strong market position as the national meteorological authority in France, operating as a public institution. Its business model focuses on providing essential meteorological services, climate research, and public safety alerts. The organization targets a diverse audience including citizens, government bodies, scientific communities, and students. The presence of multiple regional partner domains indicates a broad operational footprint across French territories. The website's content and structure support transparency and public engagement, reinforcing its credibility and trustworthiness in the meteorological sector.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, domain registration protections, and privacy compliance mechanisms. No direct vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive information were identified. However, the absence of explicit security headers and a public security policy or incident response contact suggests areas for improvement. The lack of a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure page limits external security collaboration. Overall, the site maintains a secure environment appropriate for a government service but could enhance transparency and defense-in-depth measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Create and maintain a publicly accessible security policy and incident response page to improve transparency and user trust.
  3. Publish a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure and improve security collaboration with external researchers.
  4. Consider adding explicit contact information for security incidents or abuse reports to strengthen incident response readiness.
  5. Regularly audit third-party libraries and scripts to ensure no vulnerable components are included and maintain up-to-date dependencies.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Météo-France
Description
Météo-France is the French national meteorological service providing weather forecasts, climate studies, vigilance alerts, and meteorological data services.
Key services
Weather forecasting, Climate monitoring and studies, Meteorological vigilance and alerts, Educational services via École Nationale de la Météorologie, Publications and scientific research dissemination
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 8 CMS, Google Tag Manager, Vue.js 2.6.0, Vuex 3.5.1, AT Internet Tracker, Privacy Center SDK
Frameworks
Drupal 8
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of serverUpdateProhibited, serverTransferProhibited, serverDeleteProhibited domain statuses
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with labels and ARIA attributes
  • Privacy and cookie consent mechanisms implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager, AT Internet
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
AT Internet
Tracking pixels
AT Internet Tracker
Marketing tools
Privacy Center SDK
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 detected.
  2. Strong presence of official and governmental meteorological information.
  3. Comprehensive navigation menus covering news, missions, organization, education, and careers.
  4. Multiple social media channels linked with official Météo-France accounts.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and frameworks.
  6. Privacy and cookie policies are present and implemented with consent mechanisms.
  7. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the main page; contact likely via linked pages.
  8. No explicit security policy or incident response contact found.
  9. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page detected.
  10. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a robust Drupal 8 CMS platform, enhanced with modern JavaScript frameworks Vue.js and Vuex for dynamic content management. It integrates Google Tag Manager and AT Internet for analytics and tracking, alongside a privacy center SDK to manage GDPR compliance. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and accessibility features, with preloading of fonts and use of ARIA attributes. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in caching and resource optimization. The technical stack is modern and well-maintained, supporting a professional and scalable web presence.
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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