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Security report for bauministerkonferenz.de

Bauministerkonferenz · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

56/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Bauministerkonferenz website serves as an official governmental platform for coordinating housing and building policies among German federal states. It provides information about the conference's activities, including a welcome message from the Bavarian State Minister for Housing, Construction and Transport, who holds the chairmanship for 2024/25. The site targets government officials, policy makers, and stakeholders interested in housing policy. Technically, the site is built on legacy ASP.NET WebForms technology with Telerik UI components and uses older JavaScript libraries such as jQuery 1.12.2. While the site is functional and contains relevant content, it lacks modern technical optimizations and visible security headers. The cookie consent mechanism and privacy policy indicate GDPR compliance, but no terms of service or security policies are publicly available. No contact emails or phone numbers are explicitly provided on the analyzed page, limiting direct communication channels. Overall, the site is moderately professional and trustworthy as a government resource but would benefit from technical and security improvements.

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

  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
15
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
56

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 Bauministerkonferenz operates as a governmental entity coordinating housing and building policies across German states. Its market position is authoritative within the public sector, focusing on policy development and information dissemination rather than commercial activities. The business model is public service oriented, with no evident revenue streams or commercial partnerships beyond official government links. The target audience includes government officials, policy makers, and the general public interested in housing issues. The website links to official partner sites such as the Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik (DIBt) and the Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building, indicating a collaborative ecosystem within government agencies. Growth indicators or subsidiaries are not applicable. The site’s content quality is good, though branding consistency is moderate due to basic design and navigation.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with some best practices such as use of POST forms with anti-forgery tokens and a cookie consent mechanism. However, the use of an outdated jQuery version (1.12.2) introduces potential vulnerabilities. No explicit security headers (e.g., Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options) were detected in the provided data, which could expose the site to common web attacks. There is no public security policy or incident response contact information, limiting transparency and readiness for security incidents. SSL configuration details are not provided but are assumed present given the governmental nature and domain. Overall, the security posture is moderate but requires updates to libraries and implementation of security headers to improve resilience.

Recommendations

  1. Update all JavaScript libraries, especially jQuery, to the latest secure versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  2. Implement and verify HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Ensure HTTPS is enforced site-wide with strong SSL/TLS configurations and regularly audited certificates.
  4. Publish explicit security policies and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Enhance mobile optimization and accessibility to improve user experience and compliance with modern standards.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bauministerkonferenz
Description
The Bauministerkonferenz is a governmental working group of German federal states focusing on housing and building policies. The site hosts information related to the conference, including greetings from the Bavarian State Minister for Housing, Construction and Transport, Christian Bernreiter, MdL, who holds the chairmanship for 2024/25. The organization aims to address housing challenges, sustainable building, climate protection, and urban development.
Key services
Information dissemination, Policy coordination, Public communication on housing and building issues
Content quality
good
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
ASP.NET WebForms, jQuery 1.12.2, jQuery UI, Telerik UI components
Frameworks
Microsoft ASP.NET
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of POST forms with hidden anti-forgery tokens (__VIEWSTATE, __EVENTVALIDATION)
  • No visible exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
basic
User experience
basic
Content relevance
good
Navigation
basic
Professionalism
basic
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is a governmental information portal for the Bauministerkonferenz.
  2. Content is in German and focused on housing and building policy.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided on the analyzed page.
  4. Cookie consent popup is implemented and GDPR privacy policy is linked.
  5. No terms of service or security policy pages found.
  6. Uses legacy ASP.NET WebForms technology with Telerik UI components.
  7. No analytics or advertising scripts detected.
  8. No social media links found on the page.
  9. No explicit security headers detected in the provided data.
  10. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information available.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a legacy ASP.NET WebForms platform using Telerik UI components and older JavaScript libraries including jQuery 1.12.2 and jQuery UI. The site uses server-side form state management with __VIEWSTATE and __EVENTVALIDATION hidden fields. Hosting appears to be managed via Deutsche Telekom based on nameservers. Performance is moderate with basic mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO optimization is basic with minimal meta tags and no structured data like JSON-LD or Open Graph tags detected. No analytics or advertising scripts were found, indicating minimal tracking. The site uses a cookie consent popup consistent with GDPR requirements. Technical debt is evident due to legacy technology and outdated libraries, presenting modernization opportunities and potential security risks.
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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