Security Review

Is lecnam.net legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 91/100

Official French higher education login portal for Cnam with a 17-year domain history and no security flags.

lecnam.netScanned 1h ago
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Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 82·MT 95
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
17 years old
Registered Jun 25, 2009
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 98% confidence
SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust95/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The domain has been registered for over 17 years and is deeply integrated into the French academic infrastructure. Our analysis confirms it is the dedicated host for the Espace Numérique de Formation (ENF), the official digital learning platform for Cnam. Multiple regional Cnam websites and official IT documentation explicitly direct users to this URL for authentication. The site uses a valid security certificate issued for academic institutions and shows no malicious activity across 92 antivirus engines. There is no evidence of phishing or impersonation; rather, this is a high-value target that the institution actively monitors for security.
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Page Content

The page serves as a Single Sign-On (SSO) gateway for Cnam students and faculty. It contains technical instructions regarding cookie usage and session management for the ENF platform.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on a French academic network IP (193.48.44.167) with a perfect reputation score. It utilizes a GEANT TLS certificate, which is standard for European research and education entities.

Domain History

Registered in 2009, the domain has nearly two decades of stable history. It is not a recently created 'throwaway' site often seen in phishing campaigns.

Web Reputation

The domain is widely cited in academic publications, university tutorials, and official government-adjacent educational resources. It maintains a clean record across all major security blocklists.
Risk Factors
1
  • None identified; the site is a verified public institutional resource.
Positive Signals
5
  • Domain age of over 6,200 days (17 years) indicates long-term stability.
  • Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines and major browser blocklists.
  • Explicitly linked and verified by multiple official .fr government and academic subdomains.
  • Hosted on a dedicated academic IP range with no history of abuse.
  • Valid SSL certificate issued by a trusted research and education authority.
AI Recommendation
This site is safe to use for its intended purpose as a Cnam student or staff member. You can safely enter your institutional credentials here.
Next-gen fraud intelligence
Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for lecnam.net, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
17 yrs
Registered Jun 2009
Business registration
Active · France
Site traces back to an actively registered business.
Clone check
Not a clone
No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
15 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain age approximately 17 years (registered ~2009 based on 6210 days provided and consistent references since at least 2017-2019 in official tutorials).
  • Page title and content match exactly "Cnam : authentification" for login to Espace Numérique de Formation (ENF), the official online learning platform of Cnam.
  • Multiple official Cnam websites (e.g. cnam-paris.fr, cnam-auvergnerhonealpes.com, ressources-informatiques.cnam.fr) explicitly instruct users to connect via lecnam.net or http://lecnam.net for courses, email (prenom.nom.auditeur@lecnam.net)
  • Cnam's own IT security page (securite-informatique.cnam.fr) monitors phishing campaigns targeting lecnam.net email users, confirming it as a legitimate high-value target rather than a scam site.
  • YouTube tutorials from official Cnam regional channels (e.g. Cnam Normandie) titled "Première connexion LeCnam.net" and playlists demonstrate legitimate first-login process.
  • Email addresses @lecnam.net are used by Cnam researchers, staff, and international services (e.g. international@lecnam.net, entreprises@lecnam.net); academic profiles and publications reference them.
  • No scam reports, complaints, negative reviews, or mentions on Reddit/Trustpilot/ScamAdviser/ScamDoc found; all web results relate to legitimate educational use.
Business registration
Status: active · France

Official digital platform (Espace Numérique de Formation - ENF) of Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (Cnam), a major French public higher education institution for lifelong learning. Multiple official Cnam sub-sites (cnam.fr, cnam-paris.fr, regional sites) explicitly reference and link to l

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for lecnam.net and found no scam reports or complaints. Our research identified that this domain is the official 'Espace Numérique de Formation' for Cnam in France. It is referenced by official regional channels, such as Cnam Normandie, and is used for legitimate academic email and course access.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious60Harmless92Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not in pass
ESET-NOD32
Not in pass
Avira
Not in pass
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Contact Verification

We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.

What We Found
No clear contact details on the page
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbersNone
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No phone number listed on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age17 years old
RegistrarScaleway SAS
RegisteredJun 25, 2009
ExpiresJun 25, 2027
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerHellenic Academic and Research Institutions CA · GEANT TLS ECC 1
ExpiresNov 24, 2026 (150d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCNAM Grand Est
Server locationFR

Redirect Chain

Hops
2
Cross-domain
Yes
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1302http://lecnam.net/
  • 2302https://lecnam.net/
  • 3200https://idp.lecnam.net/idp/profile/SAML2/Redirect/SSO?SAMLRequest=fZFLb8IwEIT%2FSuQ7eZEGsEikFA5FoiUiaQ%2B9VI6zNJYcO%2FU6ffz7BkJVqkocV575dme8RNbKjma9bdQe3npA63y2UiE9PSSkN4pqhgKpYi0gtZwW2f2Whq5PO6Ot5loSJ0MEY4VWK62wb8EUYN4Fh8f9NiGNtR1Sz5PAB4arwHpFI6pKS7CNi6i9IzH08l1REmc9nCAUO8J%2BraLu3Av7MHrD8oOQcPbuoRYG%2BEAudsTZrBPysphGAT9E0Qyqms3jasGjae1zVs0P0Q2rwkGG2MNGoWXKJiT0w3jix5MwLoMp9Wc0DJ6Jk58z3gpVC%2FV6vZBqFCG9K8t8MuZ5AoOnLIOApMtjrfS02FwUfR3Lftol6f8ul94FcuR39GFgbNa5loJ%2FOZmU%2BmNlgFlISEC8dLT8%2FfX0Gw%3D%3D&RelayState=ss%3Amem%3A10ba861c81f183f8646985df279b7b814a9610c77141818a7153d14c5e4d386bcross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPCNAM Grand Est
Usage typeUniversity/College/School

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

  • Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

    Confirm you are actually on lecnam.net and not a lookalike like l-ecnam.net.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • Use a password manager

    Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.

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Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing
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VirusTotal
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AbuseIPDB
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Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

  • Our automated security review found no threat indicators on lecnam.net. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • lecnam.net passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 91/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. lecnam.net presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Hellenic Academic and Research Institutions CA · GEANT TLS ECC 1, expiring in 150 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • lecnam.net is 17.0 years old, registered on 6/25/2009 through Scaleway SAS. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
  • No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report lecnam.net as clean.
  • No. lecnam.net is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • lecnam.net resolves to an IP operated by CNAM Grand Est in FR (usage type: University/College/School). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
  • This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 26, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around lecnam.net have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·lecnam.net
SAFE

This is the official authentication portal for the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (Cnam), a major French public higher education institution. It is a legitimate academic service used for student and staff logins.

This site is safe to use for its intended purpose as a Cnam student or staff member. You can safely enter your institutional credentials here.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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