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Security report for sante.fr

Service Public d’Information en Santé · Healthcare · France

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Santé.fr is the official French public health information portal established in 2016 under the Ministry of Health. It serves as a comprehensive and authoritative source of health information for the general public and health professionals across France. The website aggregates extensive editorial content and a large directory of health professionals and establishments, supporting informed health decisions and access to care. Technically, the site is built on Drupal CMS with modern front-end technologies including Vue.js and uses secure authentication via OpenID Connect. It demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms implemented, though some security headers could be improved. The absence of public WHOIS data is consistent with AFNIC policies for French domains and does not detract from the site's legitimacy. Overall, Santé.fr is a highly professional, trustworthy, and well-maintained government health portal.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 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

9 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 Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

  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
65
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
59

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 occupies a critical position as the French government's official health information platform, providing trusted content and a comprehensive directory service. Its business model is public service funded and operated by the Ministry of Health and associated agencies. The portal benefits from strong partnerships with national health bodies and regional health agencies, enhancing data quality and reach. Its target audience includes the general public seeking reliable health information and health professionals needing directory services. The site’s extensive content and services position it as a market leader in public health information in France. Growth potential lies in expanding personalized services and digital health tools. The partnership ecosystem is robust, involving 54 contributing partners and official health authorities.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS, secure login via OpenID Connect, and comprehensive cookie consent management aligned with GDPR. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. However, the site lacks explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and security.txt for vulnerability disclosure, which are recommended best practices. Incident response and security policy information are not publicly available, representing an area for improvement. Overall, the security maturity is good for a government portal, with room to enhance transparency and defense-in-depth measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen browser security.
  2. Create and publish a security policy page and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  3. Add a security.txt file at the root domain to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking pixels to ensure compliance and minimize privacy risks.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and provide detailed data retention policies to further improve privacy compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Service Public d’Information en Santé
Description
Santé.fr is the 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. It aggregates over 13,000 editorial contents and 750,000 directory entries from 54 contributing partners.
Key services
Health information dissemination, Health professional and establishment directory, Personalized and geolocated health services, Health prevention advice
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal CMS, FontAwesome, Vue.js, tarteaucitron.js (cookie management), OpenID Connect (Keycloak for authentication)
Frameworks
Drupal, Vue.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent management
  • Secure login via OpenID Connect

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Ad networks
sante_adform
Tracking pixels
sante_snappixel, gtag, sante_eulerian
Marketing tools
Eulerian
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official French government health information portal
  2. Comprehensive health content and directory services
  3. Strong privacy and cookie consent mechanisms
  4. No public WHOIS data due to AFNIC policies
  5. No detected security vulnerabilities or blocking
  6. Good use of modern web technologies and frameworks
Technical notes

Notes

The site is built on Drupal CMS with integration of Vue.js for dynamic components, indicating a modern and modular architecture. It uses tarteaucitron.js for cookie management, ensuring GDPR compliance. The front-end includes FontAwesome icons and multiple CSS stylesheets optimized for responsive design. Authentication is handled via OpenID Connect with Keycloak, providing secure user login for professionals. Performance is moderate with room for optimization, but mobile responsiveness and accessibility are well addressed. No hosting provider details were found, but the domain is managed by AFNIC, consistent with French government infrastructure. The technical stack supports scalability and maintainability for a large public service portal.
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. 66/100Medium32 findingsView report
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