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Security report for bundestag.de

Deutscher Bundestag · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Deutscher Bundestag website serves as the official online presence of the German Parliament, providing comprehensive information about parliamentary activities, members, schedules, and live streams. The site targets the general public and stakeholders interested in German governmental affairs. It demonstrates a high level of content quality, professional design, and clear navigation, reflecting its role as a government information portal. Technically, the site uses standard web technologies including JavaScript and CSS, with moderate performance and good mobile optimization. However, there is a lack of visible security headers and explicit privacy or cookie policies, which are areas for improvement. The security posture is moderate due to missing explicit security best practices and incident response information. Overall, the domain and website are legitimate and consistent with official government use, with no suspicious indicators detected.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
33/ 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

5 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. 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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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
80
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
33
Average
68

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
5,277
Employees
0
Customers
5,252
Third parties
25
Weak passwords
7%

11 subdomains affected

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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 an essential government entity, the German Bundestag, positioning itself as the authoritative source for parliamentary information. Its business model is public service and information dissemination, with no commercial intent. The site offers key services such as legislative information, member details, and media resources. The target audience includes citizens, media, researchers, and policymakers. The site maintains consistent branding and trust signals typical of government websites. There is no indication of subsidiaries or parent companies as it is a government institution. The use of Matomo analytics indicates a preference for privacy-conscious tracking. The absence of explicit privacy and security policies suggests an opportunity to enhance transparency and compliance.

Security posture

The security maturity of the website is moderate. While HTTPS is implied by the URL, no explicit security headers were detected in the provided HTML content. There is no visible privacy policy, cookie consent mechanism, or incident response contact information, which are critical for GDPR compliance and security readiness. The use of Matomo analytics suggests some attention to privacy. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were identified in the content. The lack of a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file indicates limited formal security communication. Recommendations include implementing security headers, publishing privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms, and providing clear security incident contacts to improve the security posture and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance and user consent mechanisms.
  3. Add explicit contact information for security incidents, including abuse and security email addresses.
  4. Establish and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and analytics tools to ensure no vulnerabilities or privacy issues.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Deutscher Bundestag
Description
Internetseite des Deutschen Bundestages: Informationen über das Parlament und die Abgeordneten, Tagesordnungen, Livestreams und Service-Angebote.
Key services
Parliamentary information, Information about members of parliament, Schedules and agendas, Livestreams, Press releases and protocols
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, CSS, HTML5
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
piwik.js (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 official German Bundestag site with comprehensive parliamentary information.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found in the provided HTML content.
  3. No contact emails, phone numbers, or forms explicitly found in the provided content.
  4. Uses Matomo analytics for tracking with no visible third-party ad networks.
  5. No security headers or explicit security policies detected in the HTML content.
  6. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file detected.
  7. Content is in German language and targeted at the general public interested in government affairs.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses standard web technologies including HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript, with external CSS and JS resources hosted on the same domain. The presence of Matomo analytics indicates a self-hosted or privacy-focused analytics approach. The site appears to be mobile optimized and accessible with good SEO metadata including Open Graph and Twitter card tags. No CMS or specific frameworks were detected from the provided content. Performance is moderate, with no explicit indicators of advanced optimization or CDN usage. The domain uses official DNS servers (babieldns.de), consistent with a government entity. Technical improvements could focus on enhanced security headers, performance optimization, and accessibility enhancements.
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. 68/100Medium30 findingsView report
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