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Security report for gottlieben.ch

Gemeindeverwaltung Gottlieben · Government · Switzerland

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

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.gottlieben.ch serves as the official digital presence of the municipality of Gottlieben in Switzerland. It provides comprehensive information about local government, politics, administration, cultural events, and public services aimed at residents, local businesses, and visitors. The site is well-structured with clear navigation and a consistent branding approach, reflecting its role as a trusted government resource. Technically, the website employs a modern technology stack including jQuery, Font Awesome, Magnific Popup, and Matomo analytics, built on the GOViS CMS platform. It demonstrates good mobile optimization and accessibility features, ensuring usability across devices. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses Matomo with secure cookie settings, but lacks several recommended security headers and a visible cookie consent mechanism. There is no published security policy or incident response contact, which could be improved to enhance trust and compliance. The WHOIS data confirms the domain's legitimacy and consistency with the municipal identity. Overall, the website is a reliable and professional government portal with good content quality and technical implementation. Strategic improvements in privacy compliance and security policies would further strengthen its posture and user trust.

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 256-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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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
42
Security headers
75
Email security
55
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
68

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

The municipality of Gottlieben operates this website as a key communication channel to serve its local community and stakeholders. Positioned as a small government entity, it focuses on delivering essential public services, local news, event information, and administrative resources. The business model is non-commercial, centered on public service and transparency. The site supports local tourism and cultural promotion through partnerships with regional organizations. Its competitive advantage lies in authoritative content and official status. Growth indicators include regular updates to news and events, and integration with regional partners. The partnership ecosystem includes the CMS provider GOViS, the development agency backslash AG, and local tourism and community organizations.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS and secure analytics configuration. However, it lacks several security best practices such as HTTP security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, etc.) and a formal security policy or incident response contact. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The absence of a cookie consent mechanism is a compliance gap under GDPR. Incident response readiness appears limited due to missing contact channels. Overall, the site is secure for general use but could benefit from enhanced security controls and transparency to meet higher compliance standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Add a visible cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with GDPR and ePrivacy regulations.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and provide dedicated incident response contact information (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email).
  4. Consider creating and hosting a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosures.
  5. Regularly review and update third-party libraries and CMS components to avoid potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Gemeindeverwaltung Gottlieben
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Gemeindeverwaltung Gottlieben
Description
Official website of the municipality of Gottlieben, providing information about local government, politics, administration, culture, events, and services for residents and visitors.
Key services
Municipal administration, Local news and events, Information on politics and commissions, Public services such as building permits, registrations, and social services, Tourism and cultural promotion
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.7.1, Font Awesome 4.7.0, Magnific Popup 1.1.0, Matomo Analytics, Accessible Mega Menu, Object Fit Images polyfill
Frameworks
GOViS CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Secure cookie usage in Matomo
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official municipal website with comprehensive local government information.
  2. Good use of modern web technologies and accessibility features.
  3. Lacks explicit cookie consent mechanism despite using tracking.
  4. No visible security policy or incident response contact information.
  5. Clear and consistent branding and navigation.
  6. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the GOViS CMS platform, leveraging modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery 3.7.1 and Font Awesome 4.7.0 for UI elements. It uses Matomo for privacy-conscious analytics tracking. The site is responsive and includes accessibility features like skip links and ARIA roles. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in resource loading and caching. The HTML structure is valid and SEO-friendly with appropriate meta tags and Open Graph properties. No major technical debt or deprecated technologies were identified. Hosting details are not explicitly available but the domain uses HTTPS with a valid certificate. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a stable and user-friendly municipal website.
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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