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Security report for badsteben-evangelisch.de

Evangelische Kirchengemeinde und Pfarrei Bad Steben · Government · Germany

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 3 other checks.

Security score

45/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The website www.badsteben-evangelisch.de serves as the official online presence for the Evangelical Lutheran Church communities of Bad Steben, Bobengrün, and Langenbach in Bavaria, Germany. It provides visitors with information about church services, community events, liturgical calendars, and church music activities. The site targets local community members and guests interested in the Evangelical Lutheran faith and related cultural events. The business model is non-profit and community-focused, emphasizing religious and cultural engagement rather than commercial activities. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 10 CMS with Bootstrap for responsive design and includes modern JavaScript libraries such as Klaro for cookie consent management and OpenLayers for map display. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and well-structured, with good SEO practices. Hosting is provided by kunde24.de, consistent with the domain's WHOIS data. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS (implied by canonical URLs), implements a cookie consent mechanism, and avoids exposing sensitive data. However, no explicit security headers or incident response policies are published, and no terms of service or vulnerability disclosure statements are present. The site shows good privacy compliance with GDPR through its privacy policy and consent manager. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professionally maintained, and suitable for its community and religious audience. Recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing security and incident response policies, and adding terms of service to improve transparency and compliance.

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

8 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. 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 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
62
Security headers
40
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
28
Average
45

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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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 represents a small, local religious community organization operating in the government/non-profit sector. Its market position is focused on serving the spiritual and cultural needs of the Evangelical Lutheran population in the Bad Steben region. The site leverages partnerships with related church tourism and community websites to extend its reach. Revenue streams are likely limited to donations and church funding, with no commercial activities evident. The target customer segments are local residents, church members, and visitors interested in religious events. Growth indicators include active event promotion and community engagement. The partnership ecosystem includes regional church tourism and cultural organizations. Strategic observations suggest a focus on maintaining community relevance and digital presence through modern CMS and compliance with privacy regulations.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. It uses HTTPS and a cookie consent manager to comply with privacy laws. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. However, the absence of HTTP security headers (e.g., CSP, HSTS) and lack of published security policies or incident response contacts indicate room for improvement. There is no evidence of vulnerability disclosure mechanisms or security certifications. The site’s security posture is adequate for a small non-profit but could be enhanced to reduce risk and improve trust. Compliance with GDPR is evident but could be strengthened with more explicit documentation and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Add a terms of service page to clarify user rights and responsibilities.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and CMS to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance privacy compliance by detailing data retention policies and user rights more explicitly.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Evangelische Kirchengemeinde und Pfarrei Bad Steben
Description
Website of the Evangelical Lutheran Church communities of Bad Steben, Bobengrün and Langenbach offering information about church services, events, and community activities.
Key services
Information on church services and events, Community announcements, Access to liturgical calendar and daily devotions, Information about church music and choirs, Links to related church tourism and community sites
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Bootstrap, OpenLayers (map), Klaro Consent Manager, Colorbox (lightbox), jQuery
Frameworks
Drupal CMS, Bootstrap CSS Framework
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • Cookie consent manager implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Klaro Consent Manager
Transparency
basic

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 focused on Evangelical Lutheran church communities in Bavaria, Germany.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML content.
  4. Cookie consent is implemented using Klaro Consent Manager.
  5. No terms of service or explicit security policies published.
  6. Website uses Drupal 10 CMS with modern frontend frameworks.
  7. External links mostly point to related church and community sites.
  8. No analytics or tracking services detected beyond consent manager.
  9. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  10. WHOIS data is minimal but consistent with hosting provider.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern Drupal 10 CMS platform with Bootstrap for responsive design, ensuring good mobile optimization and accessibility. It uses Klaro for cookie consent management, OpenLayers for interactive maps, and Colorbox for image lightboxes. The hosting provider is kunde24.de, consistent with the domain’s WHOIS data. Performance is moderate, with no major issues detected. The site has a clear navigation structure and SEO-friendly metadata. Technical risks are low but include the absence of security headers and limited published security documentation. Opportunities exist to modernize security practices and enhance transparency to align with best practices for non-profit organizations.
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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