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Security report for gdi-de.org

Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy · Government · Germany

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

77/100

Risk levelLow

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

The website www.gdi-de.org represents the Spatial Data Infrastructure Germany (SDI Germany), a governmental initiative coordinated by the Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy. It serves as a central platform to provide standardized access to geospatial data from federal, state, and local authorities, integrated within the European INSPIRE Directive framework. The site targets government entities, researchers, and public users interested in geodata services. The business model is focused on public sector data provision and infrastructure coordination, positioning itself as a key national spatial data authority. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 10 CMS with Bootstrap 3 and FontAwesome, delivering a responsive and professionally designed user experience. The site includes structured navigation, multilingual support, and integration with external official geoportals. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization, though accessibility features are basic. From a security perspective, HTTPS is implied but no explicit security headers were detected in the provided data. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the HTML content. However, the absence of a cookie consent mechanism and explicit privacy compliance features is noted. The WHOIS data is incomplete and malformed, limiting domain trust verification, but the official government branding and content strongly support legitimacy. Overall, the website is a credible, professional government resource with good content quality and technical implementation. Strategic recommendations include enhancing privacy compliance with cookie consent, publishing security policies, improving accessibility, and addressing WHOIS data transparency to strengthen trust and compliance.

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

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

  2. 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
67
Security headers
85
Email security
80
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
77

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
2
Employees
0
Customers
2
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
0%

1 subdomain affected

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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

SDI Germany operates as a government-led spatial data infrastructure initiative, collaborating across federal, state, and local levels. Its competitive advantage lies in standardized geodata access and integration with European INSPIRE standards. The business model is non-commercial, focusing on public data availability and infrastructure coordination. Revenue streams are likely government-funded. Target customers include public authorities, researchers, and geodata users. Growth indicators include ongoing working groups, technical component development, and hackathons. Partnerships include federal agencies and geoportal.de. The ecosystem is focused on spatial data interoperability and public sector cooperation.

Security posture

The security maturity level is moderate. The site uses HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data in HTML. However, no security headers were detected, and no explicit security or incident response policies are published. GDPR compliance is partial, lacking cookie consent mechanisms. No vulnerabilities or malicious indicators were found. Incident response readiness and security culture indicators are not evident from the content. Overall, the site demonstrates basic security hygiene but would benefit from enhanced security policies, headers, and privacy features.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and improve privacy compliance.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to enhance protection.
  4. Improve accessibility features to meet higher standards for users with disabilities.
  5. Clarify WHOIS domain registration details or ensure transparency to strengthen domain trustworthiness.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy
Description
The Spatial Data Infrastructure Germany (SDI Germany) is a joint project of the Federal Government, the Länder and local authorities to make their spatial data available in a standardised and simple way via the Internet. The SDI Germany is integrated into the European Spatial Data Infrastructure created by the INSPIRE Directive. Publicly provided geodata of the federal, state and local governments can be searched, found and used by interested users via the Geoportal.de.
Key services
Geoportal.de access to geodata, Coordination of SDI Germany, Technical components like GDI-DE Monitor, Registry, Testsuite, Working groups and committees for spatial data infrastructure
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Bootstrap 3.3.7, FontAwesome, jQuery (implied by Bootstrap 3), Slick Carousel
Frameworks
Drupal CMS, Bootstrap CSS framework
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS usage implied by canonical and links (http links present but likely redirect to https)
  • No visible exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a government spatial data infrastructure portal for Germany.
  2. Content is well structured and professionally presented.
  3. No signs of adult or malicious content.
  4. WHOIS data is unavailable or malformed, limiting domain trust verification.
  5. No visible cookie consent mechanism despite GDPR relevance.
  6. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  7. Uses Drupal 10 CMS with Bootstrap and FontAwesome.
  8. External links mainly to official geoportal and LinkedIn.
  9. No advertising or tracking scripts detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern Drupal 10 CMS platform with Bootstrap 3 and FontAwesome for styling and icons. It uses Slick Carousel for sliders and integrates external resources from maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com and LinkedIn. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and includes multilingual support. Performance is moderate, with lazy loading images and asynchronous scripts. No major technical debt or outdated libraries were detected. Opportunities exist to improve SEO and accessibility compliance. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid and suitable for a government information portal.
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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