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Security report for govix.at

Stadt Wien (City of Vienna) · Government · Austria

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website ref.gv.at/govix represents an official Austrian government initiative called Government Internet Exchange (GovIX), which provides a shared, distributed peering infrastructure for public administration entities across Austria. The site is managed under the City of Vienna's digital infrastructure, targeting government bodies to optimize IP-based communication. The content is professional, well-structured, and primarily in German, reflecting a mature digital presence. Technically, the site leverages modern web technologies including Liferay Portal CMS, React, and Clay UI components, ensuring a responsive and accessible user experience. The infrastructure appears robust with moderate performance and good mobile optimization. Security is well-handled with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, although explicit security headers and incident response information are missing. From a security posture perspective, the site demonstrates good practices but lacks published security policies and cookie consent mechanisms, which are important for GDPR compliance. The WHOIS data confirms the domain's legitimacy as part of the Austrian government infrastructure, enhancing trustworthiness. Overall, the site is low risk, professional, and suitable for its government audience. Strategic recommendations include implementing explicit cookie consent, publishing security and incident response policies, adding security headers, and considering a vulnerability disclosure program to enhance transparency and trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
33/ 100 · High
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

7 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.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • 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. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  3. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • Critical

      DNS Resolution Failed

      Unable to resolve domain A records

      What to do: Verify domain is properly configured and not expired

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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
72
Security headers
70
Email security
40
DNS health
45
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
33
Average
60

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

GovIX operates as a government infrastructure project facilitating efficient IP communication among Austrian public authorities. Its market position is that of a national government service provider, focusing on collaboration and infrastructure optimization. The business model is non-commercial, centered on public sector service delivery. The target customers are government entities requiring reliable and secure data exchange. The site shows strong partnership with Austrian federal and local government bodies, including the City of Vienna. Growth indicators include ongoing infrastructure development and collaboration with multiple government agencies. The partnership ecosystem includes entities like the Städtebund and Gemeindebund, indicating broad governmental cooperation.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS and no exposed sensitive data. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, and X-Frame-Options is a gap. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is published, which limits transparency. GDPR compliance is indicated by the presence of a privacy policy, but cookie consent mechanisms are missing. The site uses modern frameworks and libraries without visible vulnerabilities. Overall, the security culture appears cautious but could improve transparency and user privacy controls.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply fully with GDPR requirements.
  2. Publish a detailed security policy and incident response plan accessible to users.
  3. Add standard security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options) to enhance protection.
  4. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Regularly audit third-party libraries and update to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Stadt Wien (City of Vienna)
Description
GovIX is a government internet exchange infrastructure project providing a shared, distributed peering infrastructure for Austrian public authorities to optimize IP-based communication.
Key services
Government Internet Exchange infrastructure, Information and telecommunications infrastructure for public administration
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, YUI, Liferay Portal, React 16.12.0, Clay UI, Metal.js
Frameworks
Liferay, YUI, React
Platforms
Liferay Portal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Liferay Analytics (custom)
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official Austrian government website with clear focus on GovIX infrastructure.
  2. Content is in German (de-AT) and professionally presented.
  3. No signs of advertising or commercial tracking.
  4. No cookie consent mechanism detected despite GDPR compliance.
  5. Uses modern web technologies and Liferay CMS.
  6. Contact information is provided with official government email and phone.
  7. No visible security policy or incident response information published.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Liferay Portal CMS platform, utilizing React 16.12.0 and Clay UI for frontend components, supported by YUI and Metal.js libraries. The tech stack is modern and supports responsive design and accessibility. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization. The site uses canonical URLs and Open Graph metadata for SEO. No major technical debt or deprecated technologies are evident. Hosting appears to be managed by the City of Vienna or Austrian government infrastructure, ensuring reliability. Opportunities exist to enhance performance and security headers for improved robustness.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 58/100Medium32 findingsView report
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