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Security report for justiz.de

Ministerium der Justiz Nordrhein-Westfalen · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

56/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website justiz.de serves as the official justice portal for the German federal government and its states, providing comprehensive legal and judicial information and digital services. It offers key services such as court directories, electronic legal communication, public announcements, forms, and updates relevant to citizens, legal professionals, and government entities. The portal is positioned as a central authoritative source for justice-related information in Germany, reflecting a large-scale government operation. Technically, the site employs modern web technologies including Bootstrap for responsive design, Font Awesome for icons, jQuery for scripting, and Matomo for privacy-focused analytics. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and well-structured, ensuring a good user experience. The use of HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms demonstrates adherence to privacy and security best practices, although some security headers are not explicitly detected. From a security perspective, the portal maintains a good posture with encrypted connections and privacy-respecting analytics. However, it lacks visible security policies or incident response contacts, and no vulnerability disclosure mechanisms such as security.txt are present. No vulnerabilities or suspicious content were detected, and the domain registration aligns well with the official government entity, enhancing trust. Overall, the website is a trustworthy, professional government platform with strong content quality and privacy compliance. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing explicit security policies, and adding vulnerability disclosure information to further strengthen security and transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 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

  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.

    • Critical

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

  3. 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

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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
0
Security headers
75
Email security
55
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
56

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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Leaked records that mention justiz.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
31
Employees
0
Customers
31
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
13%

3 subdomains affected

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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

Justiz.de operates as a critical government service platform, centralizing justice-related information and digital services for Germany's federal and state levels. Its market position is unique as an official government portal, providing authoritative content and services such as court directories, electronic legal communication, and public announcements. The business model is service-oriented, focusing on public administration and legal transparency rather than commercial revenue. The target audience includes citizens, legal professionals, and government agencies. The platform demonstrates growth in digital service offerings and maintains partnerships with regional justice address services. Its operations reflect a mature, large-scale government IT infrastructure with a focus on accessibility, privacy, and compliance.

Security posture

The security maturity of justiz.de is moderate to good. The site enforces HTTPS and uses a cookie consent banner aligned with GDPR requirements. It employs Matomo analytics, which is privacy-friendly. However, the absence of explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms indicates room for improvement in transparency and readiness. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected, and no WAF or blocking mechanisms interfere with access. The site would benefit from implementing security headers such as Content Security Policy and HSTS to harden defenses. Overall, the security posture supports the site's role as a trusted government portal but could be enhanced with formalized security documentation and response processes.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  2. Publish a clear security policy page outlining security practices and compliance frameworks.
  3. Provide explicit incident response contact information, such as a security@ or abuse@ email address.
  4. Add a security.txt file to facilitate responsible vulnerability disclosure.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Ministerium der Justiz Nordrhein-Westfalen
Description
Das Justizportal des Bundes und der Länder bietet Informationen und Dienste rund um die Justiz in Deutschland, darunter Gerichtsverzeichnisse, Bekanntmachungen, elektronische Rechtsverkehrsdienste, Formulare und aktuelle Meldungen.
Key services
Orts- und Gerichtsverzeichnis, Elektronischer Rechtsverkehr, Bekanntmachungen, Formulare, Aktuelle Meldungen, Bund-Länder-Kommission Informationen
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap, Font Awesome, jQuery, Matomo Analytics, AblePlayer
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Matomo for privacy-respecting analytics

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an official German federal and state justice portal.
  2. Content is comprehensive and well-structured with multiple services and information.
  3. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  4. Good privacy and cookie policy implementation with consent mechanism.
  5. No explicit security policy or incident response contact found on the site.
  6. No visible email addresses or phone numbers directly on the homepage; contact form available.
  7. Use of Matomo analytics indicates privacy-conscious tracking.
  8. No advertising or affiliate programs detected.
  9. No social media links detected.
  10. Site uses modern frontend technologies and is mobile optimized.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern and widely adopted technology stack including Bootstrap for responsive design, Font Awesome for icons, and jQuery for scripting. It integrates Matomo analytics for privacy-conscious user tracking and AblePlayer for accessible media playback. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with a clear navigation structure and no broken elements detected. Performance is moderate, likely due to multiple image carousels and external scripts. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or government-managed platform. Hosting details are not disclosed, but DNS name servers indicate hosting within German government infrastructure. The site could improve by optimizing performance and adding more advanced SEO metadata.
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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