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Security report for bmuv.de

Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Klimaschutz, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit · Government · Germany

Low risk. 2 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

79/100

Risk levelLow

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

The Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Klimaschutz, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit (BMUKN) is the official German federal government ministry responsible for environment, climate protection, nature conservation, and nuclear safety. The website serves as an authoritative platform providing comprehensive information, news, event updates, and public service resources related to these sectors. It targets the general public, stakeholders, and professionals interested in environmental policies and initiatives. Technically, the website is built on the TYPO3 CMS platform, leveraging modern web technologies including HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility features, and SEO practices, ensuring a positive user experience. The content is well-structured with clear navigation and consistent branding, reflecting a high level of digital maturity. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data. However, it lacks visible security headers and explicit security or incident response policies. Privacy compliance is limited, with no explicit privacy or cookie policies detected in the provided content. The domain registration data aligns with the official nature of the ministry, indicating legitimacy and trustworthiness. Overall, the website presents a professional and trustworthy digital presence for a government entity, with recommendations to enhance privacy disclosures, security headers, and incident response transparency to further strengthen its security posture and compliance.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
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

2 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.

    • 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. 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
72
Security headers
80
Email security
80
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
79

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 bmuv.de, from OffSeq Breach.

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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

BMUKN holds a strong market position as a federal government ministry in Germany, focusing on environmental and climate-related governance. Its business model revolves around policy-making, public information dissemination, and supporting environmental initiatives. The ministry's key services include providing funding information, event notifications, legislative updates, and educational resources. The website reflects a large-scale government operation with a broad target audience including citizens, policymakers, and environmental organizations. The absence of commercial activities or advertising aligns with its governmental role. The ministry maintains partnerships and related links to other government and environmental organizations, supporting a collaborative ecosystem.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level with enforced HTTPS and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options represents an area for improvement. There is no visible security policy or incident response contact information, which could hinder timely vulnerability reporting and response. Privacy compliance is partial, lacking explicit privacy and cookie policies, which may raise concerns under GDPR. No vulnerabilities or malicious indicators were detected in the content. Enhancing security headers, publishing a security.txt file, and improving privacy disclosures would elevate the security posture and compliance readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Implement and configure security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Add a security policy page or security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and incident reporting.
  4. Expand contact information to include phone numbers and physical addresses for better transparency.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and CMS components to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Klimaschutz, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit
Description
Offizielle Internetseite des Bundesministeriums für Umwelt, Klimaschutz, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit - BMUKN
Key services
Information dissemination, Public service announcements, Event notifications, Policy and legislation publication, Funding and support programs
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, JavaScript, CSS, HTML5
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of meta tags for robots and viewport
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is official German federal government ministry site.
  2. Content is comprehensive and well-structured with clear navigation.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies explicitly found in the provided content.
  4. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information.
  5. Contact information limited to an email address in meta tags; no phone or physical address explicitly found.
  6. No advertising or tracking technologies detected.
  7. Good use of Open Graph and Twitter meta tags for social sharing.
  8. Site uses TYPO3 CMS, a reputable open-source CMS.
  9. No WAF or blocking detected; content fully accessible.
  10. No adult or questionable content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used open-source content management system. It uses modern web standards including HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript, with deferred loading of scripts to optimize performance. The site includes responsive design elements and accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA labels. SEO is supported through comprehensive meta tags including Open Graph and Twitter cards. Performance appears moderate, with some room for optimization in image loading and script management. The technical infrastructure is stable and appropriate for a government website, though hosting provider details are not explicitly identified in the content.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 83/100Low22 findingsView report
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