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Security report for ilportaledellautomobilista.it

Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti · Government · Italy

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

58/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Il portale dell'Automobilista is an official Italian government portal managed by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, providing comprehensive services and information related to driving licenses, vehicle registration, road safety, and transport professionals. It serves a broad audience including drivers, vehicle owners, transport companies, and government agencies. The portal offers key services such as online payments via PagoPA, verification of driving license validity, and access to educational resources on road safety. Technically, the website is built on the Liferay CMS platform, utilizing JavaScript libraries like jQuery and Alloy UI, delivering a moderate performance with basic mobile optimization and accessibility features. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and captcha protections on sensitive forms, though it lacks some security headers and explicit privacy and cookie policies. Contact information is clearly provided, enhancing trust and credibility. Overall, the portal is a trustworthy and professional government resource with room for improvement in privacy compliance and technical security best practices.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 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

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 Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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. 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';…

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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
67
Security headers
45
Email security
60
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
58

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 portal occupies a critical position as the official gateway for automotive and transport-related services in Italy, backed by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. Its business model is service-oriented, focusing on providing digital access to government services for citizens and professionals. The portal integrates with official payment systems like PagoPA and partners with related government and transport organizations. Its content and services indicate a large-scale operation with a focus on regulatory compliance and public service delivery. The presence of mobile applications and educational initiatives suggests ongoing efforts to engage users and expand digital service offerings.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and use of captcha on forms to prevent automated abuse. However, it lacks implementation of common security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which could enhance protection against common web attacks. There is no visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure policy, which are important for transparency and security maturity. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The absence of privacy and cookie policies is a compliance gap that should be addressed to meet GDPR requirements fully.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with user consent mechanisms.
  2. Add security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to improve defense-in-depth.
  3. Establish and disclose an incident response and vulnerability disclosure policy to enhance transparency and security readiness.
  4. Improve mobile optimization and accessibility to meet modern standards and broaden user accessibility.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti
Description
Il portale dell'Automobilista is an official Italian government portal providing services and information related to driving licenses, vehicles, road codes, and transport professionals.
Key services
Driving license information and verification, Vehicle registration and revision services, Online payments via PagoPA, Search for authorized workshops and medical certifiers, Educational projects on road safety, Mobile applications (iPatente)
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, jQuery 1.9.0, jQuery UI 1.10.0, Liferay Portal, YUI3, AUI (Alloy UI)
Frameworks
Liferay
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Captcha on sensitive forms (patent verification)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official Italian government portal for automotive services
  2. Comprehensive service offerings for drivers and transport professionals
  3. Use of Liferay CMS and standard web technologies
  4. No privacy or cookie policies explicitly found
  5. Contact information clearly provided with emails and phone numbers
  6. No signs of malicious or suspicious content
  7. No advertising or tracking services detected
  8. Good content quality and navigation
  9. Security practices could be improved with headers and policies
Technical notes

Notes

The portal is built on the Liferay CMS platform, leveraging JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and Alloy UI. The site uses a modular portlet architecture with multiple nested portlets for content delivery. Performance is moderate with some legacy libraries (jQuery 1.9.0) indicating potential technical debt. The site uses HTTPS with no mixed content detected, ensuring secure data transmission. SEO is basic with meta tags present but no advanced structured data like JSON-LD or Open Graph tags found. Accessibility features are minimal but present, such as skip links. The site could benefit from modernization of its tech stack and improved mobile responsiveness.
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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