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Security report for bundeskanzler.de

Bundeskanzleramt (Federal Chancellery of Germany) · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website represents the official online presence of the Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, currently Friedrich Merz. It serves as a government information portal providing details about the Chancellor, his appointments, and the functions of the Federal Chancellery. The site targets the general public, citizens of Germany, and international visitors interested in German government affairs. The business model is purely informational and public service oriented, with a strong emphasis on trust and official representation. Technically, the website is built on the CoreMedia CMS platform and uses modern web technologies including SVG icons and JavaScript. It is optimized for mobile devices and demonstrates good accessibility and SEO practices. The site employs Piwik (Matomo) analytics with privacy-conscious configurations such as disabling cookies and honoring Do Not Track signals. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration and implements some privacy best practices. However, it lacks explicit security headers, a security.txt file, and clear incident response contact information. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and secure for its purpose, but could improve privacy compliance and security transparency by publishing privacy and cookie policies, security disclosures, and contact details for incident response.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
95/ 100 · Low
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. 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 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';…

  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
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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  • Security score drift

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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
45
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
95
Average
70

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 Federal Chancellery website holds a unique market position as the official government portal for the Chancellor of Germany. It operates in the government sector, providing authoritative information rather than commercial services. The site benefits from strong trust signals including official domain usage, government branding, and consistent content quality. Revenue streams are not applicable as it is a public service entity. The target audience includes citizens, media, and international stakeholders. The site shows no commercial partnerships or subsidiaries. Its strategic focus is on transparency, public communication, and maintaining a credible government presence online.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and privacy-conscious analytics configurations. However, it lacks several security best practices such as explicit security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options), a published security.txt file, and clear incident response contacts. There are no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive information. GDPR compliance is implied but not explicitly documented via privacy or cookie policies. The absence of vulnerability disclosure mechanisms and incident response channels may limit responsiveness to security incidents. Overall, the site is secure but could enhance transparency and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Implement and publish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability reporting.
  3. Add explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Provide clear contact information for security incidents and data protection officer.
  5. Enhance cookie consent mechanisms to ensure explicit user consent and transparency.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bundeskanzleramt (Federal Chancellery of Germany)
Description
Der Internetauftritt von Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz. Erfahren Sie hier mehr über den Kanzler, über seine Termine sowie die Aufgaben des Bundeskanzleramts.
Key services
Information about the Federal Chancellor, Schedule and appointments, Information about the Federal Chancellery's tasks
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
CoreMedia CMS, JavaScript, SVG icons
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Do Not Track enabled in analytics
  • Cookie consent required for tracking
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Piwik (Matomo)
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Piwik (Matomo) analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official German Federal Chancellor website
  2. Content in German with English alternate available
  3. No visible contact emails or phone numbers in HTML
  4. No explicit privacy or cookie policy pages detected in provided HTML
  5. Uses CoreMedia CMS and SVG icons extensively
  6. Includes structured data for breadcrumbs
  7. Uses Piwik analytics with privacy-conscious settings
  8. No signs of advertising or affiliate marketing
  9. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found
  10. No incident response or security contact information found
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses CoreMedia CMS, a professional content management system suitable for enterprise and government use. The site employs modern web standards including SVG for icons and asynchronous JavaScript for analytics. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization. Mobile responsiveness and accessibility are well addressed. SEO is supported by proper meta tags, Open Graph metadata, and structured data (JSON-LD). The hosting provider is not explicitly identified, but DNS servers indicate German government infrastructure. Technical risks are low, but the absence of some security headers and policies suggests opportunities for modernization and improved security posture.
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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