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Security report for bad-soden.de

Bad Soden am Taunus · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Bad Soden am Taunus operates an official municipal website providing a broad range of citizen services, city information, leisure activities, economic development support, and online digital services. The site targets residents, visitors, and local businesses, positioning itself as a comprehensive government portal for the community. The website is built on the ionas4 CMS platform with modern web technologies including AngularJS and SystemJS, and it is hosted on regional government infrastructure. The site demonstrates good digital maturity with responsive design, clear navigation, and structured content. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and use of Google reCAPTCHA for form protection, though explicit security headers and policies are not fully visible. Privacy compliance is basic with a cookie consent mechanism but lacks a clearly accessible privacy policy. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professional, serving its government function effectively.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
48/ 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

4 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 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 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. 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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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
62
Security headers
70
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
48
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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
29
Employees
0
Customers
29
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
0%

2 subdomains affected

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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 website reflects a medium-sized municipal government entity focused on delivering essential public services and community engagement. Its business model is non-commercial, centered on governance and public administration. The site supports economic development through a dedicated partner domain and provides extensive information on city politics, culture, and leisure. The presence of newsletters and event calendars indicates active community outreach. The partnership ecosystem includes local economic development organizations. The website's comprehensive navigation and content breadth suggest a mature digital presence aligned with government transparency and citizen service goals.

Security posture

The security maturity level is moderate to good. HTTPS is properly implemented, and Google reCAPTCHA is used to mitigate automated abuse on forms. However, the absence of explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and lack of published security or incident response policies represent gaps. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. The site does not provide a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file, which could improve transparency and incident handling. GDPR compliance indicators are minimal, with no visible data protection officer contact or detailed privacy policy. Overall, the site is secure for general use but could enhance its security governance and compliance documentation.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy page clearly accessible from the homepage.
  2. Implement and enforce security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Provide a public security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program or publish a security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Enhance GDPR compliance by including data protection officer contact details and detailed data handling practices.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Bad Soden am Taunus
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bad Soden am Taunus
Description
Official website of the city Bad Soden am Taunus providing citizen services, city information, leisure activities, economic development, and online services.
Key services
Citizen services (Bürgerservices), City administration and politics, Leisure and cultural activities, Economic development and business support, Online services and digital forms
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, SystemJS, AngularJS (ng-scope, ng-controller), Web Components, Google reCAPTCHA v2 (invisible), FontAwesome, Open Sans font, Streamline font
Frameworks
CMS ionas4, AngularJS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of invisible Google reCAPTCHA for forms
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected in provided scripts

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google reCAPTCHA
Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a municipal government portal for Bad Soden am Taunus, Germany.
  2. Content is comprehensive with multiple sections for citizen services, city info, leisure, economy, and online services.
  3. No privacy policy page explicitly found in the provided content.
  4. Cookie policy is present with consent mechanism.
  5. No explicit security or incident response policies found.
  6. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt detected.
  7. Website uses modern web technologies and CMS ionas4.
  8. HTTPS is enforced with good SSL configuration.
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  10. No advertising or extensive tracking detected beyond reCAPTCHA.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern CMS (ionas4) combined with AngularJS and SystemJS for dynamic content delivery. Fonts are optimized with preload and integrity attributes, improving performance and security. The site is mobile responsive with good accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA labels. Hosting is managed by a regional government provider (ekom21), ensuring stable infrastructure. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in caching and resource optimization. The technical stack is well maintained with no outdated or vulnerable libraries detected in the provided scripts. Opportunities exist to modernize further by upgrading AngularJS to a newer framework version and enhancing security headers.
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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