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Security report for archiv-ekvw.de

Evangelische Kirche von Westfalen, Landeskirchenamt · Government · Germany

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 3 other checks.

Security score

44/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The Landeskirchliches Archiv der Evangelischen Kirche von Westfalen serves as the central archival institution for the Evangelical Church in Westphalia, Germany. It provides archival services, consultation on document management, family research support, and promotes historical and church-related research. The website is professionally designed, targeting church officials, researchers, and the general public interested in ecclesiastical history. It operates under the parent organization Evangelische Kirche von Westfalen and maintains a clear organizational structure with accessible contact points. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS with jQuery, reflecting a mature and stable technology stack. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, although it lacks some modern security headers and cookie consent mechanisms. HTTPS is enforced, ensuring secure communications. The absence of tracking and advertising scripts indicates a privacy-conscious approach. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates good practices with HTTPS and no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, improvements are recommended in implementing security headers, cookie consent, and publishing security policies. The WHOIS data aligns well with the website's organizational identity, confirming legitimacy and consistency. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professionally maintained, and serves its niche audience effectively. Strategic enhancements in security and privacy compliance would further strengthen its posture and user trust.

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

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

  2. 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

  3. 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';…

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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
25
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
28
Average
44

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 Landeskirchliches Archiv operates as a specialized archival service within the government/non-profit sector, focusing on ecclesiastical records and historical documentation. Its market position is that of a central archival authority for the Evangelical Church in Westphalia, providing unique services such as family research and archival consultation. The business model is service-oriented, funded and operated under church governance. The target customers include church institutions, historians, genealogists, and the interested public. The organization benefits from partnerships with church commissions and historical societies, enhancing its research and outreach capabilities. Growth indicators are modest, consistent with a public archival institution. The website supports transparency and accessibility, reinforcing the institution's credibility and community engagement.

Security posture

The website exhibits a solid security foundation with enforced HTTPS and no apparent exposure of sensitive data. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents a gap that could be exploited in certain attack vectors. No incident response or security policy information is published, which limits transparency and preparedness perception. The absence of a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure mechanism reduces the ability for external parties to report security issues responsibly. Overall, the security posture is good but could be elevated by adopting recommended headers, formalizing incident response contacts, and enhancing privacy compliance with cookie consent mechanisms.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply fully with EU cookie regulations and enhance user privacy transparency.
  3. Publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information to improve trust and readiness.
  4. Create and maintain a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to ensure no vulnerable libraries are included.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Evangelische Kirche von Westfalen, Landeskirchenamt
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Evangelische Kirche von Westfalen, Landeskirchenamt
Description
Das Landeskirchliche Archiv der Evangelischen Kirche von Westfalen ist die zentrale Anlaufstelle für kirchliche Überlieferung im evangelischen Westfalen. Es archiviert Unterlagen, unterstützt bei Schriftgutverwaltung und Archivierung, bietet Beratung, fördert Familienforschung und kirchengeschichtliche Forschung.
Key services
Archivierung kirchlicher Unterlagen, Archivfachliche Beratung, Familienforschung, Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Kooperationen mit Forschungseinrichtungen
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, jQuery
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is professionally presented in German language targeting church and historical research audiences.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie banners visible, but privacy policy is linked and GDPR compliant.
  4. No visible security headers detected in provided data; HTTPS is used.
  5. No analytics or tracking scripts detected, indicating privacy-conscious design.
  6. Contact information is comprehensive and clearly presented.
  7. No advertising or marketing scripts found.
  8. The site uses TYPO3 CMS and jQuery, indicating a mature but not cutting-edge tech stack.
  9. Social media sharing buttons for Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp are present.
  10. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used content management system, complemented by jQuery for client-side scripting. The site uses standard CSS and JavaScript files hosted locally, indicating control over assets. Performance is moderate, with no explicit indicators of slow loading but no advanced optimization techniques detected. The site is mobile responsive and accessible, with font size adjustment options and a clear navigation structure. SEO is supported by meta tags and structured navigation. Hosting provider details are not explicitly available from the data. The technical stack is stable but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security configurations.
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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