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Security report for holzbauplus-wettbewerb.info

Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V. (FNR) · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website holzbauplus-wettbewerb.info serves as the official platform for the Bundeswettbewerb HolzbauPlus 2025/26, a German federal competition promoting sustainable wood construction projects. It is managed by the Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V. (FNR) under the auspices of the German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Homeland. The site provides comprehensive information about competition goals, categories, jury, archives, and an online application portal. The content is professionally presented, targeting builders, planners, and stakeholders interested in sustainable building practices in Germany. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS with modern frontend frameworks such as Foundation and uses privacy-conscious Matomo analytics with cookies disabled. The site is mobile-optimized and demonstrates good SEO and accessibility basics. HTTPS is enforced, but security headers are missing, and no cookie consent mechanism is present, indicating areas for improvement in security and privacy compliance. From a security perspective, the site shows a solid posture with secure forms and no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, the absence of security headers and cookie consent could be addressed to enhance compliance and protection. The WHOIS data is malformed and lacks detailed registrant information, likely due to privacy protection, but the website's official nature and government affiliation support its legitimacy. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professionally maintained, and serves an important government function promoting sustainable construction. Strategic recommendations include implementing security headers, adding cookie consent for GDPR compliance, and publishing security and incident response policies to further 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

6 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 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

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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
30
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
67

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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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The website represents a government-backed initiative focused on promoting sustainable wood construction in Germany. Its market position is authoritative within the niche of sustainable building competitions. The business model is non-commercial, funded by the German Federal Ministry, aiming to incentivize and showcase exemplary projects using renewable raw materials. Key services include information dissemination, competition management, and publication of results and archives. The target audience comprises builders, architects, planners, and public entities interested in sustainable construction. The partnership ecosystem includes the Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V. and the Federal Ministry. Growth indicators include ongoing competition cycles and active online participation. The site’s professional presentation and official endorsements enhance credibility and market presence.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and secure login forms for online applications. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents a gap that could be exploited in certain attack scenarios. The absence of a cookie consent mechanism may also pose GDPR compliance risks. Incident response and security policy information are not published, limiting transparency. Overall, the site is secure for its purpose but would benefit from enhanced header security and privacy compliance measures to align with best practices and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply with GDPR and inform users about tracking.
  3. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and CMS extensions to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all visitors.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V. (FNR)
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V. (FNR)
Description
The website promotes the Bundeswettbewerb HolzbauPlus 2025/26, a federal competition in Germany encouraging sustainable wood construction projects using renewable raw materials. It is organized by the Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V. (FNR) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Homeland (BMLEH). The site provides information about competition goals, categories, jury, archives, and online application.
Key services
Information dissemination about the HolzbauPlus competition, Online application portal for competition participants, Publication of competition archives and results, Promotion of sustainable building practices
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, Foundation CSS framework, jQuery, Magnific Popup, Lightbox2, Matomo Analytics
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS, Foundation
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Secure login form for online application
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is professionally presented and relevant to a German federal sustainable building competition.
  3. WHOIS data is unavailable or malformed, likely due to privacy protection or registry limitations.
  4. No security headers detected in HTML source; HTTPS is enforced.
  5. No cookie consent mechanism found, which may be a GDPR compliance gap.
  6. Contact information is clearly provided including email, phone, and physical address.
  7. Use of Matomo analytics with cookies disabled indicates privacy-conscious tracking.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used open-source content management system, combined with the Foundation CSS framework for responsive design. It uses JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Magnific Popup, and Lightbox2 for UI enhancements. Matomo analytics is deployed with cookies disabled, reflecting a privacy-conscious approach. The site is mobile-optimized and SEO-friendly with proper meta tags and canonical URLs. Performance is moderate, with no major issues detected. The absence of security headers and cookie consent are technical gaps. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could be improved with modern security and privacy features.
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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