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Security report for hessischer-landtag.de

Hessischer Landtag · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Email security.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Hessischer Landtag website serves as the official online presence of the Hessian Parliament, the highest constitutional organ representing the citizens of the German state of Hessen. It provides comprehensive information about parliamentary activities, members, committees, events, educational programs, and public engagement opportunities. The site targets citizens, political stakeholders, educators, and visitors, offering multilingual and accessible content. Technically, the site is built on Drupal 10 with modern web standards including responsive images and Bootstrap 5, ensuring good mobile optimization and user experience. Security-wise, the site employs strong TLS protocols with OCSP stapling and no major SSL vulnerabilities detected. However, it lacks advanced security headers, DNSSEC, and a cookie consent mechanism, which are areas for improvement. Overall, the site demonstrates a high level of professionalism, trustworthiness, and content quality, reflecting its role as a government institution.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
18/ 100 · Critical
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. 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

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

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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
92
Security headers
85
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
18
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 Hessischer Landtag operates as a government entity providing legislative information and citizen services. Its market position is unique as the official state parliament, with no direct commercial competitors. The business model focuses on transparency, public engagement, and education rather than revenue generation. Key services include event scheduling, media dissemination, petitions, and lobby register management. The site integrates with major social media platforms to extend outreach. Growth indicators include active event calendars and youth engagement initiatives. The partnership ecosystem includes other Hessen government domains and social media channels. Strategic observations highlight the importance of maintaining high accessibility and multilingual support to serve diverse audiences effectively.

Security posture

The current security posture of the Hessischer Landtag website is solid but could be enhanced. The use of TLS 1.3 and 1.2 with OCSP stapling indicates good SSL practices. Absence of HSTS and DNSSEC reduces protection against certain attack vectors like protocol downgrade and DNS spoofing. Lack of DMARC and security.txt files suggests gaps in email security and vulnerability disclosure readiness. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, which may impact transparency and trust. The site shows no signs of common SSL vulnerabilities. Overall, the security maturity is moderate with room for improvement in policy publication and DNS security.

Recommendations

  1. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload to enforce HTTPS.
  2. Implement DNSSEC to secure DNS queries and prevent spoofing attacks.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response information to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Add DMARC DNS records to enhance email security and prevent phishing.
  5. Introduce a cookie consent mechanism to comply with privacy regulations and improve user trust.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10 CMS, leveraging Bootstrap 5 for responsive design and Bi icons for UI elements. It uses modern image formats like WebP and responsive image techniques for performance optimization. The hosting is managed under the hessen.de domain infrastructure with multiple authoritative DNS servers. Performance is moderate with a page load time of approximately 5 seconds and a page size of 344 KB. Accessibility features include skip links and multiple language options. SEO is supported by canonical links and Open Graph metadata. Technical risks include lack of DNSSEC, absence of security headers, and no visible analytics or tracking scripts, which may limit insights into user behavior but enhance privacy.
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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