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Security report for bildung-rp.de

Rheinland-Pfalz · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

51/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Bildungsserver Rheinland-Pfalz is an official government-operated educational portal serving the German state of Rheinland-Pfalz. It provides comprehensive educational resources, news, and support services targeted at school leadership, teachers, students, parents, and school authorities. The portal is well-positioned as a trusted source of educational information within the region, supported by partnerships with regional educational institutes. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS with Bootstrap for responsive design and uses Matomo for privacy-conscious analytics. The site demonstrates good digital maturity with mobile optimization and accessibility features. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and privacy-aware analytics configuration, though it lacks visible security headers and published security policies. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with GDPR, but could improve cookie consent transparency and security disclosures.

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

7 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

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  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 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

  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
52
Security headers
65
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
28
Average
51

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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Leaked records that mention bildung-rp.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
6,140
Employees
9
Customers
6,112
Third parties
19
Weak passwords
6%

Latest record dated 2026-05-26 · 47 subdomains affected

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  • –mail.bildung-rp.de2026-05-26
  • –evewa.bildung-rp.de2025-08-30
  • –mail.bildung-rp.de.2025-08-16
  • –lms.bildung-rp.de2025-07-26
  • –mail.bildung-rp.de2025-07-25

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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 portal operates as a government service providing educational content and support, targeting multiple stakeholder groups in the education sector. Its business model is non-commercial, focusing on public service and education equity. The site benefits from strong branding consistency and trust signals such as official domain usage and partnerships with recognized educational institutions. The presence of extensive content and structured navigation indicates a mature content strategy. Growth indicators include active news updates and integration with regional educational initiatives. The partnership ecosystem includes Pädagogisches Landesinstitut and other regional educational bodies, reinforcing its authoritative position.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses Matomo analytics with cookies disabled, reflecting good privacy practices. However, the absence of security headers like Content-Security-Policy and lack of published security or incident response policies represent gaps in security maturity. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The site does not provide explicit contact channels for security incidents or vulnerability disclosures, which could hinder incident response effectiveness. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by adopting additional security best practices and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a visible cookie consent banner to comply fully with EU cookie regulations.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to improve security posture.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  4. Consider creating and publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
  5. Regularly review and update privacy and security practices to maintain compliance and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Rheinland-Pfalz
Description
Bildungsserver Rheinland-Pfalz is an educational portal providing resources, news, and support for schools, teachers, students, parents, and school authorities in the German state of Rheinland-Pfalz.
Key services
Educational news and updates, Teaching resources and materials, Information on school types and organization, Support services including IT and pedagogical consultation, Links to regional educational institutions and initiatives
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, Bootstrap (CSS framework), Matomo Analytics
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Disable cookies in Matomo analytics
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of async loading for analytics scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is comprehensive, well-structured, and professionally presented.
  3. Strong focus on education and government services for Rheinland-Pfalz.
  4. No visible security policy or incident response information published.
  5. No cookie consent banner detected despite use of analytics.
  6. Use of Matomo analytics with cookies disabled indicates privacy awareness.
  7. Multiple external links to official educational and government-related domains.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  9. No exposed sensitive data or security vulnerabilities found in HTML content.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used content management system, combined with Bootstrap for responsive design. The use of Matomo analytics with disabled cookies shows attention to privacy. Hosting is provided by Versatel, a reputable provider. The site loads scripts asynchronously and uses compressed CSS assets, indicating performance optimization efforts. Accessibility and SEO are well addressed with proper meta tags and language attributes. The site structure is clear and navigation is user-friendly. Opportunities exist to enhance security headers and cookie consent mechanisms to reduce technical debt and improve compliance.
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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