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Security report for 115.de

FITKO · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.115.de serves as the official German government service portal providing citizens with a centralized phone number (115) to access administrative information and services from federal, state, and local authorities. It targets the general public in Germany, offering comprehensive support for a wide range of administrative topics. The site is well-positioned as a trusted, nationwide service with over 71 million reachable citizens and multiple service centers. The content is professionally curated, accessible, and includes features for easy language and sign language support. Technically, the site is built on the TYPO3 CMS platform, leveraging modern web technologies such as Matomo for privacy-compliant analytics and Cookiebot for consent management. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices. The use of consent-based tracking and blocking mechanisms reflects a mature approach to privacy compliance. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and integrates cookie consent mechanisms to manage user privacy. While explicit security headers are not fully visible in the provided data, the overall posture is good with no evident vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, the site lacks publicly available security policies or incident response contacts, which could be improved. Overall, www.115.de is a high-quality, trustworthy government service website with strong privacy and usability features. It is recommended to enhance security transparency by publishing security policies and implementing comprehensive security headers to further strengthen its security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 100 · Low
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

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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 Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • 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';…

  2. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
72
Security headers
30
Email security
55
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
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

Breach exposure

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

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention 115.de, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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

The 115 service operates as a critical government communication channel, consolidating administrative inquiries into a single phone number accessible nationwide. Its business model is service-oriented, funded and operated by government entities (FITKO). The portal supports citizens in all life situations, providing information and referrals for administrative processes such as vehicle registration, residence registration, business registration, and marriage registration. The service's competitive advantage lies in its unified approach, extensive reach, and accessibility features. The partnership ecosystem includes digital agencies like greenants and technology providers for consent and analytics. Growth indicators include the expanding reach and continuous service center operations. Revenue streams are likely government-funded, focusing on public service rather than profit.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS and integration of consent-based analytics tracking, minimizing privacy risks. The use of Cookiebot ensures compliance with GDPR cookie consent requirements. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive information were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options suggests room for improvement. Additionally, the lack of published security policies or incident response contacts limits transparency and readiness for security incidents. Overall, the site is secure for users but could benefit from enhanced security documentation and header implementation.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  3. Add a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and improve transparency.
  4. Continue maintaining and updating cookie consent mechanisms to comply with evolving privacy regulations.
  5. Enhance monitoring and periodic security audits to ensure ongoing protection against emerging threats.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
FITKO
Description
Die Behördennummer 115 beantwortet Fragen zu Leistungen der Verwaltung von Bund, Ländern und Kommunen in Deutschland. Sie bietet einen einheitlichen Bürgerservice mit telefonischer Erreichbarkeit Mo-Fr 8-18 Uhr.
Key services
Telefonische Auskunft zu Verwaltungsfragen, Vermittlung an zuständige Behörden, Regionale Verfügbarkeitsprüfung
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, Matomo Analytics, Cookiebot Consent Management, Bootstrap (implied by navbar classes), Swiper.js (slider library)
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with blocking mode
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Consent-based analytics tracking

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Cookiebot, Matomo
Marketing tools
Cookiebot
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a German government service portal for administrative inquiries via phone number 115.
  2. Content is comprehensive, well-structured, and professionally presented.
  3. Strong privacy and cookie consent mechanisms implemented.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers explicitly shown in the HTML snippet; contact is via contact page and forms.
  5. No terms of service page explicitly found.
  6. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  7. Use of open source CMS TYPO3 and privacy-respecting analytics Matomo.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  9. Good accessibility features including options for easy language and sign language.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used open-source content management system suitable for government portals. It uses Matomo analytics configured to respect user consent, and Cookiebot for cookie management, reflecting a privacy-conscious technical stack. The site employs modern frontend libraries such as Swiper.js for interactive sliders and Bootstrap for responsive design. Performance is moderate, with large images used for visual impact but optimized for responsiveness. Accessibility is well addressed with features like easy language and sign language options. Technical debt appears low, but improvements in security header implementation and hosting provider transparency could enhance the overall infrastructure.
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. 49/100High37 findingsView report
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