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Security report for check-dein-spiel.de

Bundesinstitut für Öffentliche Gesundheit (BIÖG) · Government · Germany

Partial score · DNS & email only

75/100

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

The website 'check-dein-spiel.de' is operated by the Bundesinstitut für Öffentliche Gesundheit (BIÖG), a government-affiliated entity focused on providing anonymous, free, and professional support and counseling for gambling addiction. The site offers various services including online counseling, self-assessment tests, knowledge tests, telephone and email consultations, and local help resources. It targets individuals affected by gambling addiction and their relatives, positioning itself as a trusted public health resource in Germany. Technically, the site is built on TYPO3 CMS, hosted on an Apache server, and uses Matomo for privacy-conscious web analytics. Despite good use of security headers and privacy mechanisms, the site suffers from an invalid or missing SSL certificate and lacks modern TLS protocol support, which poses a significant security risk. Privacy and cookie policies are comprehensive and GDPR compliant, but there is no visible terms of service or security policy. Overall, the site demonstrates good content quality, accessibility, and user experience, but requires urgent improvements in SSL configuration and security posture.

Scanned

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3 of 7 checks could not complete. The site may be unreachable or blocking automated scans, so the results below cover only what could be checked. Try a rescan later.

NIS2 and GDPR posture

NIS2 outside view
Not assessed
GDPR outside view
Not assessed

Both readouts depend on the site's pages, which could not be loaded in this scan.

Priority findings

No critical or high findings. These medium findings are worth fixing next.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Medium

      DMARC not enforcing

      DMARC policy is set to "none"

      What to do: Gradually move to "quarantine" then "reject" policy

    • Medium

      No DKIM record found (common selectors)

      DKIM adds cryptographic signatures to emails

      What to do: Configure DKIM with your email provider

  2. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • Medium

      DNSSEC Not Enabled

      DNSSEC is not configured for this domain

      What to do: Enable DNSSEC to prevent DNS spoofing attacks

      • CAPEC-142
      • RFC 4033
      • RFC 4035

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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
100
Email security
75
DNS health
90
Network security
100
Average
91
After the cap
75

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • GDPR outside view: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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 BIÖG operates in the government and healthcare sectors, providing non-commercial public health services focused on gambling addiction prevention and support. The business model is service-oriented, offering free and anonymous counseling and educational resources. The website serves a medium-sized audience within Germany, including affected individuals and their families. The organization maintains partnerships with related entities such as bzga.de for print materials and bioeg.de as an affiliated institute. The site’s content and services are well-structured, indicating a mature digital presence with a focus on accessibility and trust. Revenue streams are likely government-funded, with no commercial advertising detected. The partnership ecosystem supports comprehensive addiction prevention and education efforts.

Security posture

The website implements several security best practices including strict Content Security Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection, and HSTS with preload and includeSubDomains. However, the SSL certificate is invalid or missing, and no TLS protocols are enabled, which critically undermines secure communications. There is no evidence of published security policies, incident response plans, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. Data protection practices are strong in terms of privacy compliance, with anonymized IP tracking and clear user consent for analytics. The absence of a valid SSL certificate and modern TLS support represents a major vulnerability that could expose users to interception or man-in-the-middle attacks. Overall security maturity is moderate but requires immediate remediation of cryptographic configurations and enhanced transparency around security governance.

Recommendations

  1. Obtain and deploy a valid SSL/TLS certificate supporting TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3 to secure all communications.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan accessible to users and stakeholders.
  3. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program including security contact information.
  4. Maintain and regularly update security headers and Content Security Policy to mitigate evolving threats.
  5. Enhance transparency by providing explicit data protection officer contact details and compliance documentation.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted on an Apache 2.4.62 server running on Debian, utilizing TYPO3 CMS as its content management system. The tech stack includes Matomo analytics configured for privacy with IP anonymization and no cookies set without consent. The site uses modern web standards with responsive design and accessibility features such as easy language and sign language options. Performance metrics indicate fast load times, though no detailed resource counts or page sizes were available. The DNS setup includes multiple authoritative name servers and MX records for mail routing. However, the SSL/TLS configuration is severely lacking, with no valid certificate and no enabled TLS protocols, posing a critical risk to secure operations. The site’s technical infrastructure is otherwise solid but requires urgent cryptographic upgrades to ensure business continuity and user trust.
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. 72/100Medium29 findingsView report
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