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Security report for freudenstadt.de

Stadt Freudenstadt · Government · Germany

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

Security score

54/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.freudenstadt.de is the official portal for the city of Freudenstadt, Germany, serving both residents and tourists. It provides extensive information about the city, including tourism, events, city services, and online citizen services. The site is well-structured and professionally designed, reflecting a medium-sized municipal government entity focused on tourism and public services. The technical infrastructure is based on the cEasy CMS platform, with modern web technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and SVG graphics. The site uses Matomo analytics, indicating a privacy-conscious approach to user tracking. Security posture is generally good with HTTPS enforced, but there is room for improvement in security headers and explicit privacy and cookie policies. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professionally maintained, with no signs of malicious content or blocking mechanisms.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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 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';…
  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

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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
100
Security headers
15
Email security
55
DNS health
65
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
68
Average
54

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 freudenstadt.de, from OffSeq Breach.

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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

Freudenstadt positions itself as a regional government and tourism hub in the Nordschwarzwald region. The business model revolves around public administration and tourism promotion, offering services such as event calendars, online citizen services, and tourism information. The website supports local economic development through features like job listings and business promotions. The partnership ecosystem includes local government and tourism-related entities. The site’s content and structure indicate a focus on transparency, accessibility, and community engagement, which are key competitive advantages in the public sector.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, and no sensitive data is exposed in the HTML source. The use of Matomo analytics reduces privacy risks compared to third-party trackers. However, the absence of explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options represents a gap. There is no published security policy or incident response contact information, which limits transparency in security governance. No vulnerabilities or suspicious patterns were detected in the provided content. Compliance with GDPR is implied but not explicitly documented, and cookie consent mechanisms are missing.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent banner to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Implement and enforce security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Add a security.txt file and provide clear incident response contact information to enhance vulnerability disclosure and incident management.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
  5. Enhance transparency by providing data retention policies and user data handling practices.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Stadt Freudenstadt
Description
Der beliebte Urlaubsort liegt mitten im Nordschwarzwald. Berühmt ist Freudenstadt für den größten Marktplatz Deutschlands mit seinen Arkaden und den 50 Wasserfontänen. Als anerkannter heilklimatischer und Kneippkurort bietet die Stadt mit seinen Stadtteilen, dem Skulpturenpfad, Museen und einem vielfältigen Kulturprogramm ein Schwarzwald-Erlebnis für Besucher und für Bürgerinnen und Bürger.
Key services
Stadtinformationen, Tourismusinformationen, Online-Bürgerbüro, Veranstaltungskalender, Jobangebote, Interaktiver Stadtplan
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Matomo Analytics, cEasy CMS, SVG images, Video.js
Frameworks
cEasy CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Matomo analytics (privacy respecting)
  • No exposed emails in HTML source
  • No inline sensitive data

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
EmbedSocial
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official city website with comprehensive tourism and citizen services content.
  2. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found on the main page.
  3. Good use of modern web technologies and accessibility features.
  4. No exposed emails or phone numbers in the main HTML content.
  5. Use of Matomo analytics indicates privacy-conscious tracking.
  6. No signs of suspicious or malicious content.
  7. WHOIS data is minimal but consistent with a legitimate domain.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the cEasy CMS platform version 5.3.5, using modern web standards including HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. It employs SVG for scalable graphics and Video.js for video playback. The site loads external scripts asynchronously to improve performance. Matomo analytics is used for privacy-respecting user tracking. The site is mobile-optimized and includes accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA attributes. Hosting appears to be managed via domaincontrol.com nameservers, likely GoDaddy. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. The site structure and navigation are clear and user-friendly, supporting a positive user experience.
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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