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Security report for hs-h.de

Hochschule Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Hochschule Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts operates a secure Single Sign-On (SSO) portal for its students and staff, facilitating access to various academic and administrative services. The website is professionally designed with consistent branding and provides essential legal and privacy information, reflecting its role as a reputable educational institution in Germany. The target audience primarily includes students, faculty, and academic partners. Technically, the site employs a standard tech stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, and SimpleSAMLphp for authentication, hosted on academic DNS infrastructure, ensuring reliability and security. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and secure form inputs, although additional security headers could enhance protection. Privacy compliance is adequate with clear privacy and legal notices, but lacks cookie consent mechanisms. Overall, the site is trustworthy, safe, and well-suited for its educational purpose.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 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

4 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. 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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  • 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
72
Security headers
70
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
71

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
40
Employees
0
Customers
0
Third parties
40
Weak passwords
5%

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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 institution holds a solid regional position in the German higher education sector, focusing on applied sciences. Its business model is public education, supported by government funding and academic partnerships. The website supports core services such as authentication and user access management, critical for operational continuity. The absence of commercial advertising and tracking reflects a privacy-conscious approach aligned with academic standards. The university maintains a clear partnership ecosystem within the German academic network, as evidenced by its DNS and domain registration. Growth indicators are not explicit but the digital infrastructure suggests ongoing modernization efforts.

Security posture

The security maturity level is good, with HTTPS and SSO authentication implemented effectively. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. However, the lack of advanced security headers and absence of explicit incident response or security policy pages indicate room for improvement. GDPR compliance is supported by privacy policy presence but could be strengthened with cookie consent and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. The institution demonstrates a responsible security culture but should enhance transparency and technical safeguards to mitigate emerging threats.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options to reduce attack surface.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner to comply fully with GDPR and enhance user privacy transparency.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to improve trust and readiness.
  4. Conduct regular security audits of third-party libraries and update jQuery to a more recent version to avoid vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance mobile optimization and accessibility features to improve user experience across devices.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Hochschule Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Description
A German university of applied sciences providing higher education and research services.
Key services
Higher education, Research, Single Sign-On (SSO) authentication services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.x, Bootstrap CSS and JS, SimpleSAMLphp
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
PHP (implied by SimpleSAMLphp usage)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of SSO authentication
  • Password input fields with required attribute

Analytics and tracking

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. Website is a Single Sign-On login portal for Hochschule Hannover.
  2. Content is in German with some English elements.
  3. No advertising or tracking scripts detected.
  4. No social media links present.
  5. Contact email is a valid institutional helpdesk address.
  6. No phone numbers or physical addresses explicitly listed on this page.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page found.
  8. Privacy and legal pages are linked in footer.
  9. No cookie consent banner or mechanism detected.
  10. Use of SimpleSAMLphp for authentication.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a traditional but stable technology stack centered on PHP-based SimpleSAMLphp for authentication, supported by Bootstrap and jQuery for UI components. Hosting on academic DNS servers ensures reliability and domain legitimacy. Performance is moderate with basic mobile responsiveness and accessibility. The absence of modern CMS or advanced frontend frameworks suggests potential technical debt but also reduces complexity. SEO is basic with minimal meta tags and no structured data. Opportunities exist to modernize frontend technologies, improve performance, and enhance SEO and accessibility compliance.
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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