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Security report for openasso.org

OpenAsso · Non-profit · France

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

OpenAsso is a French collaborative platform dedicated to the associative sector, providing expert articles and a Q&A module to support association managers. The platform emphasizes openness, collaboration, and quality content contributed by experts and community members. Technically, the site uses a variety of JavaScript libraries and is hosted on Microsoft Azure, leveraging the Assoconnect CMS platform. However, the site currently lacks a valid SSL certificate, resulting in no HTTPS support, which is a critical security concern. Cookie consent is managed via Axeptio, and analytics are implemented with Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and RudderStack, with consent-based activation. Overall, the site offers good content quality and user experience but requires urgent security improvements to enable HTTPS and strengthen its security posture.

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

4 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.

    • 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Cloudflare, Google APIs

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

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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
85
Email security
50
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
66

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

OpenAsso occupies a niche market serving the non-profit associative sector in France. Its business model revolves around providing valuable content and community interaction for association managers, leveraging partnerships with expert organizations. The platform's growth potential lies in expanding its content offerings and community engagement. The presence of multiple partner domains indicates a collaborative ecosystem. However, the absence of explicit contact information and security certifications may limit trust and credibility. The platform's reliance on Assoconnect CMS and Azure hosting suggests a modern infrastructure but also a dependency on third-party services.

Security posture

The website demonstrates moderate security maturity with several best practices in place, such as security headers (CSP, HSTS header present but disabled, X-Frame-Options, etc.) and secure cookie attributes. However, the lack of a valid SSL certificate and absence of TLS protocol support are critical vulnerabilities that expose users to risks such as data interception and man-in-the-middle attacks. The site does not implement OCSP stapling or session resumption, and certificate transparency compliance is missing. No explicit incident response or security policy information is found, indicating potential gaps in security governance and readiness. Immediate remediation of SSL issues is essential to improve the security posture.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and install a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS and protect user data.
  2. Enable modern TLS protocols (TLS 1.2 or TLS 1.3) and disable insecure protocols.
  3. Activate and configure HSTS with includeSubDomains and preload directives.
  4. Implement OCSP stapling and session resumption to improve SSL performance and security.
  5. Publish clear security policies and incident response contacts to enhance transparency and trust.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a variety of well-known JavaScript libraries and frameworks including jQuery, jQuery UI, Bootstrap Switch, and others for UI and interactivity. It is hosted on Microsoft Azure and uses the Assoconnect CMS platform. The site includes Google Tag Manager and RudderStack for analytics and tracking, with a consent mechanism via Axeptio. Performance data is missing, but the site appears to be moderately optimized for mobile devices and SEO. The absence of a valid SSL certificate is a major technical deficiency. The site uses a Content Security Policy with nonce-based script loading, which is a positive security control. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern but requires SSL remediation and performance monitoring.
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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