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Security report for sante.fr

Service Public d’Information en Santé · Healthcare · France

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

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Santé.fr is the official French public health information portal managed under the Ministry of Health. Established in 2016, it serves as a comprehensive and reliable source of health information for the general public and health professionals. The website offers extensive editorial content, a large directory of health professionals and establishments, and personalized health advice services. It is positioned as a leading government-backed health information platform in France. Technically, the site is built on Drupal CMS with modern frontend technologies including Vue.js and FontAwesome. It implements strong privacy and cookie consent mechanisms using tarteaucitron.js and supports mobile and accessibility standards well. The site is served over HTTPS with no detected blocking or WAF interference, indicating good operational maturity. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and secure login via OpenID Connect but lacks explicit HTTP security headers and a published security policy or incident response contacts. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Privacy compliance is strong with a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie management. Overall, Santé.fr presents a trustworthy, professional, and secure public health information service with excellent content quality and user experience. The domain WHOIS data is not publicly available, consistent with government domain privacy practices, and the site aligns well with its stated mission and branding.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 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

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 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

  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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • 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
59
Security headers
55
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
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

Breach exposure

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

Dark web exposure

Add-on

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

Total records
8,271
Employees
11
Customers
8,032
Third parties
228
Weak passwords
7%

Latest record dated 2026-05-12 · 121 subdomains affected

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  • –plage.atih.sante.fr2026-05-12
  • –allroads.efs.sante.fr2026-02-13
  • –fs.sante.fr2026-01-13
  • –corby.efs.sante.fr2026-01-10
  • –allroads.efs.sante.fr2025-11-07

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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

Santé.fr operates as a government-funded public service entity providing health information and directories to the French population. Its market position is strong as the official health information portal, leveraging partnerships with national health agencies and regional health authorities. The business model is non-commercial, focused on public health promotion and information dissemination. The platform supports a wide audience including patients, caregivers, and health professionals, offering services such as health advice, prevention programs, and geolocated health service directories. The site demonstrates growth through extensive content aggregation and digital service offerings, supported by a robust partnership ecosystem. Strategic observations include the importance of maintaining high trust and compliance standards given the sensitive nature of health information and the public sector context.

Security posture

The security posture of Santé.fr is solid with mandatory HTTPS, secure authentication mechanisms, and comprehensive cookie consent management. However, the absence of explicit HTTP security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, and X-Frame-Options represents an area for improvement. No security.txt or incident response information is published, which could enhance vulnerability disclosure and incident handling transparency. The site does not expose sensitive data or use vulnerable libraries based on the provided content. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be elevated by adopting additional best practices and formal security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options) to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Add a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  4. Continue monitoring and updating third-party libraries to avoid vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance contact information availability for user support and security reporting.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Service Public d’Information en Santé
Description
Santé.fr is the official French public health information portal created in 2016 under the Ministry of Health. It provides reliable, accessible health information and a comprehensive directory of health professionals and establishments across France.
Key services
Health information articles, Directory of health professionals and establishments, Personalized health advice and prevention tools, Geolocated health services
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal CMS, FontAwesome, JavaScript, tarteaucitron.js (cookie consent), Vue.js
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent management
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure login form with OpenID Connect

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (GA4), Eulerian
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Adform
Tracking pixels
Snap pixel, Eulerian, Google Analytics (GA4)
Marketing tools
Eulerian, Adform, Snap pixel
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official French public health information portal
  2. Content is comprehensive, well-structured, and professionally presented
  3. Strong privacy and cookie consent mechanisms implemented
  4. No WHOIS public data available, consistent with government domain privacy
  5. No security blocking or WAF detected
  6. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly listed on homepage
  7. Social media presence on Facebook and Twitter with official government accounts
  8. Use of modern web technologies and CMS (Drupal, Vue.js)
  9. Good mobile and accessibility support
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Drupal CMS with a modern frontend stack including Vue.js and FontAwesome icons. It employs tarteaucitron.js for cookie consent management, indicating compliance with privacy regulations. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices evident from meta tags and structured content. Performance is moderate, likely due to rich content and media usage. No hosting provider details were detected. The technical infrastructure is robust for a government public service site but could benefit from enhanced security headers and performance optimizations.
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. 59/100Medium34 findingsView report
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