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Security report for pple.fr

GIP PPLE · Government · France

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

PPLE.fr is an official French public interest portal operated by the GIP PPLE, aggregating and providing access to legal advertisements and company information from authoritative sources such as BODACC, Infogreffe, and Actulégales. The website serves professionals and the general public seeking up-to-date legal and commercial data on French companies. The portal offers search functionalities by company name, geographic location, and activity codes (APE), supporting transparency and legal compliance in business operations. Technically, the website employs a mature technology stack including jQuery, jQuery UI, Chart.js, and Google reCAPTCHA, ensuring interactive and secure user experiences. The site is well optimized for mobile devices and accessibility, with good SEO practices. However, some advanced security headers are missing, and no explicit incident response or security policy pages are present. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses CAPTCHA to protect forms, with no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant, though cookie consent mechanisms could be enhanced. The absence of WHOIS data reduces domain trust slightly, but the presence of official partner links and consistent branding supports legitimacy. Overall, PPLE.fr is a trustworthy, well-maintained portal providing essential legal business information in France. Strategic improvements in security headers, incident response transparency, and enhanced cookie consent would further strengthen its security posture and user trust.

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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Cloudflare, Google APIs

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

  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 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
72
Security headers
60
Email security
70
DNS health
55
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
64

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

PPLE.fr occupies a unique market position as the official gateway to legal and commercial announcements for French companies, operated by a public interest group (GIP). Its competitive advantage lies in aggregating data from multiple authoritative sources, providing comprehensive and real-time access to legal information. The business model is non-commercial, focusing on public service and regulatory transparency. The target customers include legal professionals, business owners, researchers, and the general public interested in company legal status and announcements. Partnerships with APTE, CNGTC, and DILA enhance credibility and data quality. Growth potential is linked to expanding data integration and improving user experience. The portal's ecosystem is tightly integrated with official French government and commercial registries.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security posture with mandatory HTTPS, use of Google reCAPTCHA to mitigate automated abuse, and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, the absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options suggests room for improvement. No dedicated security or incident response policies are published, which could impact transparency and readiness. The site does not provide a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure program. Privacy policies are present and GDPR compliant, indicating awareness of data protection requirements. Overall, the security maturity is moderate to good but could be enhanced by adopting best practices in HTTP headers and incident response communication.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page to improve transparency and readiness for security events.
  3. Introduce a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure and improve trust with security researchers.
  4. Enhance cookie consent mechanisms to comply fully with GDPR and ePrivacy Directive requirements, including explicit user consent and management.
  5. Consider adding verified company contact emails and phone numbers to improve user trust and support accessibility.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
GIP PPLE
Description
Le GIP PPLE est un groupement d’intérêt public centralisant les informations de l’APTE, du CNGTC et de la DILA. Il met à disposition un portail d’accès aux publicités et informations légales des entreprises françaises issues de bodacc.fr, infogreffe.fr et actulegales.fr.
Key services
Access to legal advertisements, Search by company, geographic location, and activity codes (APE), Aggregation of data from BODACC, Infogreffe, Actulégales
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.12.4, jQuery UI 1.12.1, Inputmask 4.0.9, jQuery Imagemapster 1.2.10, jQuery Validate 1.19.2, Chart.js 2.9.4, Google reCAPTCHA
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA for forms
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Wysistat
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Wysistat
Marketing tools
Google reCAPTCHA, Wysistat
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an official public interest portal aggregating legal company information in France.
  2. Content is in French and targets professionals and public users seeking legal company data.
  3. No WHOIS data available, which is unusual but not uncommon for government or public interest domains.
  4. Site uses HTTPS and modern JavaScript libraries but lacks some advanced security headers.
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found; contact is via form only.
  6. Privacy and cookie policies are present but cookie consent mechanism is minimal.
  7. No social media links or explicit business contact details found.
  8. Site is well structured with clear navigation and search functionalities.
  9. No signs of adult or unsafe content.
  10. No WAF or blocking detected; site fully accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a stable and widely supported technology stack centered on jQuery and jQuery UI for UI components, Chart.js for data visualization, and Google reCAPTCHA for bot protection. The site loads external resources from reputable CDNs and Google Fonts, ensuring performance and availability. The HTML structure is semantic and includes accessibility features such as ARIA roles and labels. The site is mobile optimized and includes input validation and masking for form fields. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements by reducing external dependencies and optimizing asset delivery. No CMS is detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security configurations.
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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