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Security report for digdir.no

Digitaliseringsdirektoratet · Government · Norway

Low risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

78/100

Risk levelLow

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

Digitaliseringsdirektoratet (Digdir) is the Norwegian government agency responsible for driving efficient, user-oriented, and coordinated digitalization across the public sector. The agency focuses on increasing participation, value creation, and innovation within government digital services. The website serves as a comprehensive resource hub offering guidance, tools, common solutions, and information security best practices to public sector entities and digital service developers in Norway. Digdir holds a strong national position as the authoritative body for digital transformation in the Norwegian public sector. Technically, the website is built on Drupal CMS with modern frontend frameworks such as Bootstrap and FontAwesome. It features embedded Vimeo videos and uses Siteimprove analytics for performance and accessibility monitoring. The site is well-optimized for mobile devices, accessible, and SEO-friendly. The presence of privacy and cookie policies, along with a data protection officer contact page, reflects a mature approach to privacy compliance. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses secure embedding practices. However, explicit security headers are not detected, and there is no visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure information. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the HTML content. The lack of WHOIS data limits domain registration verification, but the official Norwegian .no domain and consistent government branding strongly support legitimacy. Overall, the website presents a professional, trustworthy, and comprehensive digital presence for a government agency. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing incident response and vulnerability disclosure policies, and implementing a cookie consent mechanism to improve GDPR compliance and security posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 100 · Medium
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. 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 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: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

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

  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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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
77
Security headers
65
Email security
88
DNS health
90
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
78

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

Digdir operates as an essential government entity focused on digital transformation within Norway's public sector. Its competitive advantage lies in its authoritative mandate, comprehensive digitalization strategy, and provision of shared digital infrastructure and standards. The agency's business model centers on coordination, guidance, and support rather than commercial revenue generation. Target customers include government agencies, public sector organizations, and digital service providers. Growth indicators include active event hosting, innovation programs, and national digital strategy implementation. Partnerships with other government bodies and international digital public goods initiatives enhance its ecosystem. The agency maintains a strong market presence with a clear mission to modernize public services through digital means.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security maturity level with enforced HTTPS and secure content embedding. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive information were detected. Privacy policies and a data protection officer are clearly presented, indicating compliance with GDPR. However, the absence of security headers and incident response information suggests room for improvement in defense-in-depth and transparency. The site does not currently provide a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file, which could enhance trust and incident handling readiness. Overall, the security posture is solid for a government site but could benefit from adopting additional best practices and explicit security communication.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to strengthen protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish an incident response policy and vulnerability disclosure program to improve transparency and readiness for security events.
  3. Add a cookie consent mechanism to comply fully with GDPR and enhance user privacy controls.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and embedded content to prevent vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance domain registration transparency by ensuring WHOIS data is accessible or providing official domain registration information on the website.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Digitaliseringsdirektoratet
Registration number
991 825 827
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Digitaliseringsdirektoratet
Description
Digitaliseringsdirektoratet skal bidra til en mer effektiv, brukerorientert og samordnet offentlig sektor med økt deltakelse, verdiskapning og innovasjon.
Key services
Digitalization strategy and coordination, Common digital solutions and architectures, Information security guidance, Innovation support, Data sharing facilitation, Training and events
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal CMS, Bootstrap (data-bs-toggle attributes), FontAwesome icons, Vimeo embedded video, Siteimprove analytics
Frameworks
Drupal, Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by canonical URLs)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure iframe embedding with referrerpolicy
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Siteimprove analytics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Siteimprove analytics
Marketing tools
Siteimprove analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Norwegian government digitalization agency site with comprehensive content.
  2. Content is in Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk) with clear structure and navigation.
  3. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  4. No exposed sensitive data or security issues detected in HTML.
  5. WHOIS data is unavailable, limiting domain registration verification.
  6. Social media presence on official platforms adds trust.
  7. No cookie consent banner detected despite cookie policy page.
  8. No explicit terms of service page found.
  9. Site uses Drupal CMS with modern frontend technologies.
  10. Embedded video content is from Vimeo with secure embedding.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a robust Drupal CMS platform with modern frontend technologies including Bootstrap and FontAwesome for responsive design and iconography. Embedded Vimeo videos are securely integrated with appropriate referrer policies. Siteimprove analytics is used for monitoring accessibility and performance, indicating a commitment to quality and compliance. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with clear navigation and structured content. Performance is moderate, with potential for optimization in loading speed. No technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected in the HTML content. Hosting provider details are not explicitly available, but the use of HTTPS and CDN-like services for analytics suggests a professionally managed infrastructure.
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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