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Security report for ch.ch

Federal Chancellery of Switzerland · Government · Switzerland

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.ch.ch is the official information portal of the Swiss authorities, managed by the Federal Chancellery of Switzerland. It provides comprehensive and authoritative information covering federal, cantonal, and municipal administrative matters across multiple sectors such as health, housing, taxes, and political processes. The portal targets residents and foreign nationals living in Switzerland, offering multilingual support in the country's official languages plus English. The site is positioned as a trusted government resource with a large scope and high content quality. Technically, the website is built using modern frameworks including Nuxt.js and Vue.js, styled with Tailwind CSS, and enhanced with Swiper.js for interactive elements. It demonstrates excellent mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices. The infrastructure appears robust with fast performance and no visible technical issues. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and includes standard security headers, reflecting a strong security posture. However, it lacks visible cookie consent mechanisms and published security or incident response policies. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are present, which could be improved to enhance transparency and security culture. Overall, the website is highly professional, trustworthy, and well-maintained, serving as a critical government communication channel. Strategic recommendations include implementing cookie consent for privacy compliance, publishing security policies, and establishing a vulnerability disclosure process to further strengthen security and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 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

6 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 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. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Twitter, YouTube

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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  • TLS certificates and expiry
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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
82
Security headers
55
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
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 portal serves as a centralized government platform consolidating information from over 2100 communes, 26 cantons, and the Swiss Confederation. Its business model is a public service, focusing on providing easy access to administrative information and guidance. The site’s competitive advantage lies in its official status, comprehensive coverage, and multilingual accessibility. Revenue streams are not applicable as it is a government service. The target customer segments include Swiss residents, foreign nationals, and anyone interacting with Swiss authorities. Growth indicators include continuous content updates and integration of new administrative topics. The partnership ecosystem involves federal, cantonal, and municipal authorities. Operationally, the portal is managed by the Federal Chancellery, ensuring authoritative content and governance.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforcement and multiple security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security. There is no evidence of exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries. However, the absence of a published security policy, incident response information, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates gaps in transparency and formal security governance. The use of Matomo analytics suggests moderate user tracking, but no explicit cookie consent is visible, which may pose compliance risks. Incident response readiness and security culture indicators are not publicly documented. Overall, the site is secure but could improve in compliance and security communication.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a visible cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  2. Publish a comprehensive security policy and incident response procedures on the website.
  3. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file for responsible reporting.
  4. Provide explicit contact information for security incidents, such as a dedicated security or abuse email.
  5. Regularly review and audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to ensure privacy compliance and minimize risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Federal Chancellery of Switzerland
Description
ch.ch is the information portal of the Swiss authorities providing official information for administrative dealings with the Swiss federal, cantonal and municipal authorities. It serves over 2100 communes, 26 cantons and the Confederation, covering 15 areas of daily life.
Key services
Information on voting and elections, Health and safety information, Vehicle and traffic regulations, Housing and rent information, Customs and immigration, Family and partnership, Taxes and finances, Work and employment, Political system, Insurance
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Nuxt.js, Vue.js, Tailwind CSS, Swiper.js
Frameworks
Nuxt.js, Vue.js
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Security headers present
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official Swiss government portal with comprehensive civic information
  2. High quality, professional design and content
  3. Multi-language support for Switzerland's official languages plus English
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage
  5. Uses modern web technologies and frameworks
  6. Includes social media links to official YouTube and Twitter accounts
  7. No visible cookie consent banner despite tracking scripts
  8. No explicit security or incident response policies published
  9. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack centered on Nuxt.js and Vue.js frameworks, with Tailwind CSS for styling and Swiper.js for interactive carousels. The site is well-structured with valid HTML and CSS, optimized for fast loading and excellent mobile responsiveness. Accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA roles are implemented. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. The CMS appears to be a custom solution (Livingdocs) tailored for government content management. Hosting details are not explicit but performance is fast. Technical risks are minimal, with opportunities to enhance security transparency and privacy 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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