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Security report for si-digital-framework.org

BIPM (Bureau International des Poids et Mesures) · Other · N/a

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The SI Digital Framework website serves as the authoritative digital reference for the International System of Units (SI), operated under the auspices of the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM). It provides key services including Permanent Digital Identifiers for SI units, prefixes, constants, and related metrology data, targeting scientific and metrology professionals globally. The platform is positioned as an official and trusted source for measurement standards and related digital tools. Technically, the website employs modern frontend technologies such as Bootstrap 5, jQuery, MathJax for mathematical rendering, and Google Fonts, ensuring a responsive and accessible user experience. Hosting is provided by Scaleway SAS, a reputable cloud provider. The site integrates Google Analytics for usage tracking but lacks visible cookie consent mechanisms, which may impact privacy compliance. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and has domain transfer protections enabled, but lacks DNSSEC and important security headers like Content-Security-Policy and HSTS. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, and no vulnerability disclosure or data protection officer information is available. These gaps suggest room for improvement in security posture and compliance. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-aligned with its mission, but would benefit from enhanced privacy and security policies to meet modern compliance standards and improve user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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';…

  3. 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

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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
77
Security headers
65
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
68

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

The SI Digital Framework is a niche, essential service within the metrology and scientific measurement sector, operated by BIPM. It leverages digital technologies to provide standardized identifiers and references critical for global measurement consistency. The business model is service-oriented, focusing on authoritative data provision rather than commercial transactions. The target audience includes metrology institutes, researchers, and scientific organizations. The platform's competitive advantage lies in its official status and comprehensive digital tools. Growth potential is linked to increasing digital transformation in scientific data management. Partnerships appear limited to BIPM and related metrology bodies, emphasizing a focused ecosystem.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protections. However, the absence of DNSSEC, security headers, and published security policies indicates potential vulnerabilities and compliance gaps. The lack of a vulnerability disclosure program and incident response contacts reduces transparency and readiness for security incidents. Google Analytics usage without cookie consent mechanisms may expose privacy compliance risks under GDPR. Overall, while no critical vulnerabilities are evident, the security posture would benefit from enhancements in DNS security, HTTP headers, and formal security documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and improve domain security.
  2. Implement essential security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies along with a cookie consent mechanism to improve GDPR compliance.
  4. Establish and publish a security policy including incident response contacts and vulnerability disclosure procedures.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and analytics tools to ensure no privacy or security risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
BIPM (Bureau International des Poids et Mesures)
Description
This service constitutes the authoritative digital reference for the International System of Units (SI). It provides Permanent Digital Identifiers (PIDs) for the named SI units, SI prefixes, and defining constants, and a parsing tool for the PID and semantic model for compound units.
Key services
SI Reference Point, Quantities service, KCDB CMCs service, KCDB Service Categories, Nuclides Service, API Documentation
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap 5, jQuery 3.6.0, jQuery UI 1.13.2, MathJax 3, Google Fonts (Open Sans), Google Tag Manager (gtag.js), Polyfill.io
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by URL)
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status to prevent unauthorized transfers

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via gtag.js)
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

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 digital reference platform for the International System of Units (SI).
  2. Content is professional, technical, and targeted at metrology and scientific communities.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  4. No visible security headers or explicit security policies published.
  5. Domain registration is recent but consistent with the service launch.
  6. No contact phone numbers or physical addresses found; only an email contact webmaster@bipm.org.
  7. Use of modern frontend technologies and responsive design.
  8. Google Analytics is used but no cookie consent mechanism detected.
  9. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected; full content accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern and widely supported technology stack including Bootstrap 5 for responsive design, jQuery and jQuery UI for interactivity and autocomplete features, and MathJax for rendering mathematical notation. Google Fonts and Google Tag Manager are integrated for typography and analytics respectively. Hosting is provided by Scaleway SAS, a reputable cloud provider. Performance is moderate with no obvious blocking scripts or heavy resources. Accessibility is basic but functional, with room for improvement in ARIA roles and semantic markup. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. No CMS is detected, indicating a custom or static site architecture.
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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