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Security report for dandelon.com

AGI - Information Management Consultants · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

dandelon.com is a specialized academic library catalog enrichment platform operated by AGI - Information Management Consultants, based in Germany. It serves a European community of academic libraries by providing AI-enhanced indexing, translation, and detailed content extraction from printed and electronic books. The platform is non-commercial, free for private use, and emphasizes privacy and data protection. Technically, it is built on IBM Domino/XPages with Dojo and Bootstrap, hosted on German public library infrastructure. Security posture is good with HTTPS and minimal tracking, though DNSSEC and security headers could be improved. The website is well-structured, content-rich, and trustworthy with a long domain history.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 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

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  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.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. 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 Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • 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';…

  3. 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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  • TLS certificates and expiry
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  • Exposed services
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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
67
Security headers
20
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
67

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention dandelon.com, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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 platform holds a niche market position as a pioneer in library catalog enrichment in Europe, collaborating with multiple libraries across Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland. Its business model is non-commercial, funded by AGI, focusing on academic users and libraries. The service adds value through AI-based deep indexing and crosslingual search capabilities, supporting research and academic work. The absence of advertising and strong privacy focus enhances trust. Partnerships with public library networks and shared hosting underline its collaborative nature. Growth is steady with about 10,000 new items monthly.

Security posture

Security maturity is moderate to good. The site enforces HTTPS and uses session cookies only for registered users. It avoids external trackers and social media links, minimizing attack surface and privacy risks. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and no explicit security headers were detected, which are areas for improvement. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are published, which could enhance transparency and readiness. Data collection is limited to necessary browser and search metadata without tracking user content consumption, aligning with GDPR principles.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to improve domain name system security.
  2. Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information.
  4. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
AGI - Information Management Consultants
Registration number
KVK
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
AGI - Information Management Consultants
Description
dandelon.com is an independent academic library catalogue produced by a sharing community of libraries in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. It captures tables of contents of printed and electronic books and runs AI based translation and deep indexing. It offers more specific search results than normal library subject indexing, focusing on social science, economics, natural science, life science, technologies, art, and regional literature about Europe and South America. About 10,000 items are added monthly. Links to holding libraries and global catalogs are provided. Some libraries extract article references from printed periodicals not available online elsewhere.
Key services
catalogue enrichment, AI-based deep indexing, crosslingual academic search, content sharing among libraries, automatic keyword extraction and translation
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
IBM XPages, Dojo Toolkit 1.9.7, jQuery, Bootstrap 3, PDF.js, Cookie-bar.js
Frameworks
IBM XPages, Dojo
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Session cookies only for registered users
  • No external streaming except scientific content
  • No social media links
  • No tracking of click behavior
  • Cookie consent banner implemented

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
excellent

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an academic catalog enrichment platform with no commercial advertising.
  2. Strong focus on privacy and minimal user tracking.
  3. Uses IBM Domino/XPages technology stack, which is less common but stable for library systems.
  4. No social media presence or external marketing trackers.
  5. Cookie consent implemented with clear privacy policy links.
  6. No visible security policy or incident response contacts.
  7. No terms of service found.
  8. WHOIS data shows long domain age and consistent registration.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a mature but less common technology stack based on IBM Domino/XPages, combined with Dojo Toolkit and Bootstrap for UI. It integrates PDF.js for document rendering and cookie-bar.js for cookie consent management. Hosting is on a public German library network server, ensuring reliability. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization. SEO and accessibility are basic but functional. The site uses session cookies only for registered users and avoids third-party trackers, reflecting a privacy-conscious design. Some modernization opportunities exist, especially in security headers and accessibility.
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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