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Security report for duedingen.ch

Gemeinde Düdingen · Government · Switzerland

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

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.duedingen.ch serves as the official online portal for the municipality of Düdingen in Switzerland. It provides residents and visitors with comprehensive information about local government services, cultural events, administrative procedures, and community news. The site is well-positioned as a local government resource, offering key services such as an online service counter, event calendars, and contact information. The target audience primarily consists of local residents and stakeholders interested in municipal affairs. Technically, the website employs modern web standards with responsive design, leveraging a CMS platform (i-web CMS) and standard web technologies like JavaScript and CSS. The site is hosted likely on Swiss infrastructure, ensuring good performance and data locality. Accessibility and SEO practices are well implemented, enhancing usability and discoverability. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with strong SSL configuration and includes cookie consent mechanisms aligned with GDPR requirements. However, explicit security headers and a public security or incident response policy are absent, representing areas for improvement. No vulnerabilities or suspicious content were detected, and the WHOIS data confirms the domain's legitimacy and alignment with the municipality's identity. Overall, the website demonstrates a solid security posture and compliance with privacy regulations, providing a trustworthy and professional digital presence for the municipality. Strategic enhancements in security policy transparency and technical security headers would further strengthen its security maturity.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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 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

  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
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 384-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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  • 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
52
Security headers
40
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
65

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

Düdingen's municipal website reflects a stable local government entity focused on delivering public services digitally. The business model centers on community engagement and administrative efficiency through online services. The site supports transparency with access to political information, event announcements, and public documents. The municipality leverages partnerships with local and cantonal authorities, as indicated by linked domains and references. Growth indicators include digital service expansion and community outreach via newsletters and event management. The platform's comprehensive content and structured navigation suggest a mature digital strategy tailored to resident needs.

Security posture

The website exhibits a good security posture with mandatory HTTPS encryption and anonymized web analytics respecting user privacy. The absence of exposed sensitive data and the presence of cookie consent mechanisms indicate compliance with data protection standards. However, the lack of explicit security headers (e.g., Content Security Policy, HSTS) and no publicly available incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies highlight gaps in security transparency and defense-in-depth. The site would benefit from publishing a security policy and implementing additional HTTP security headers to mitigate risks further. Overall, the risk level is low given the nature of the site and current controls.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response information page to improve transparency and preparedness.
  3. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Regularly review and update cookie and privacy policies to maintain compliance with evolving regulations.
  5. Enhance monitoring and logging capabilities to detect and respond to potential security incidents promptly.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Gemeinde Düdingen
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Gemeinde Düdingen
Description
Die Website bietet umfassende Informationen über die Gemeinde Düdingen, ein Zentrum für Wirtschaft, Kultur und Gesellschaft im Sensebezirk. Es werden vielfältige Dienstleistungen, Neuigkeiten, Veranstaltungen und Verwaltungsinformationen bereitgestellt.
Key services
Online-Schalter für Dienstleistungen, Informationen zu Politik und Verwaltung, Veranstaltungsankündigungen, Raumreservation, Newsletter-Abonnement
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, CSS, HTML5
Frameworks
Bootstrap (implied by classes and modal usage)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Consent mechanism for cookies

Analytics and tracking

Services
stats.i-web.ch
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
stats.i-web.ch (web statistics)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a well-structured municipal government portal.
  2. Content is comprehensive and relevant to local residents.
  3. Good use of modern web technologies and responsive design.
  4. Privacy and cookie policies are present with consent mechanisms.
  5. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  6. No explicit security policy or incident response information publicly available.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern CMS platform (i-web CMS) with a clean HTML5 structure and responsive design using Bootstrap components. JavaScript and CSS assets are well organized and loaded efficiently, including module preloading and import maps for modular scripts. Images are optimized with responsive sources and lazy loading. The hosting environment appears to be Swiss-based, supporting data sovereignty and performance. While the site performs moderately well, opportunities exist to improve load times through advanced caching and minification strategies. Accessibility features such as ARIA labels and skip links are implemented, enhancing usability for assistive technologies. SEO is supported by meta tags and structured navigation, though Open Graph tags are minimal and could be enriched for better social media integration.
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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