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Security report for montpellier.fr

Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole et ville de Montpellier · Government · France

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

74/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole and the city of Montpellier operate an official government website serving residents, visitors, and stakeholders with comprehensive information on local governance, public services, urban projects, and citizen participation. The website is well-structured, professionally designed, and targets a broad audience including citizens and businesses within the metropolitan area. Technically, the site is built on Drupal 10, employs modern JavaScript libraries, and integrates Matomo analytics with privacy considerations such as Do Not Track. Security posture is good with HTTPS enforced and no exposed sensitive data, though explicit security headers and privacy policies are not clearly present in the analyzed content. The absence of WHOIS data limits domain registration trust analysis, but the official .fr domain and consistent branding support legitimacy. Overall, the site demonstrates a mature digital presence appropriate for a large government entity.

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

5 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Cloudflare

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  2. 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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  • Security score drift

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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
72
Security headers
95
Email security
80
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
74

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention montpellier.fr, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
968
Employees
1
Customers
914
Third parties
53
Weak passwords
19%

Latest record dated 2025-08-01 · 28 subdomains affected

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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

The website positions Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole as a key regional government authority providing essential services across sectors including transportation, energy, environment, culture, and social services. Its business model is public sector focused on information dissemination and digital citizen services. The site’s extensive content and navigation reflect a strategic approach to engage citizens and stakeholders effectively. Partnerships with related domains such as local event and participation platforms enhance its ecosystem. The lack of visible commercial activity aligns with its government role. Growth indicators include digital modernization with Drupal 10 and analytics integration. The site’s comprehensive coverage of urban and social initiatives indicates a strong community focus and governance transparency.

Security posture

The website maintains a solid security baseline with HTTPS and privacy-aware analytics. However, the absence of explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options suggests room for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The lack of published security policies or incident response contacts reduces transparency in security governance. Compliance with GDPR is implied but not explicitly documented on the analyzed pages. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by formalizing policies, improving header configurations, and publishing incident response information.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with user consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add and enforce security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Referrer-Policy to strengthen security posture.
  3. Publish clear security incident response and vulnerability disclosure information to enhance transparency and trust.
  4. Obtain and publish WHOIS domain registration details or ensure domain registration data is accessible to improve legitimacy perception.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and analytics tools to ensure no vulnerabilities or privacy risks are introduced.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole et ville de Montpellier
Description
Official website of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole and the city of Montpellier providing information on institutions, public services, citizen participation, urban projects, and local governance.
Key services
Information on metropolitan and city institutions, Public service procedures and démarches, Citizen participation and consultation, Urban development and transport projects, Social services and solidarity programs, Cultural and sporting events, Environmental and sustainability initiatives
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Matomo Analytics, Swiper.js, AddToAny sharing, Blackfire observability pipeline
Frameworks
Drupal CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Do Not Track in Matomo analytics
  • No inline scripts detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
AddToAny
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official municipal/metropolitan government website for Montpellier
  2. Content is comprehensive, well-structured, and professionally presented
  3. No WHOIS data available, limiting domain registration trust analysis
  4. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found in provided HTML snippet
  5. Use of modern web technologies and analytics with privacy considerations
  6. No signs of malicious or adult content
  7. No WAF or blocking detected, full content accessible
Technical notes

Notes

The website leverages Drupal 10 CMS, a modern and secure platform suitable for government portals. It uses Matomo for privacy-focused analytics, Swiper.js for UI components, and AddToAny for social sharing. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features. Performance is moderate, likely due to rich content and multiple scripts. The use of an observability pipeline indicates attention to monitoring and performance. Technical debt appears low, but improvements in security headers and privacy documentation are recommended. Hosting provider details were not identified from the content. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a robust and user-friendly government 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

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