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Security report for kirche-tourismus.bayern

Evangelisch- Lutherische Kirche in Bayern · Government · Germany

High risk. 7 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 3 other checks.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The website kirche-tourismus.bayern is operated by the Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Bayern and serves as a comprehensive informational platform promoting church-related tourism and spiritual activities in Bavaria. It targets tourists, church communities, and groups interested in religious and spiritual experiences, offering detailed information on events such as mountain services, open churches, pilgrimages, and group accommodations. The site is well-positioned within a niche market of religious tourism and collaborates with multiple partner organizations to provide rich content and resources. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 10, leveraging modern libraries such as jQuery, Superfish menus, and Slick sliders, with Bootstrap 5 for styling. The site is hosted on a provider associated with the domain's nameservers and demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices. Performance is moderate, and the site is fully accessible without any WAF or security challenges. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS but lacks DNSSEC and security headers, which are recommended to enhance protection. No sensitive data exposure or vulnerable libraries were detected. Privacy compliance is basic, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism or GDPR explicit indicators. Contact information is limited to a contact form, with no direct emails or phone numbers publicly listed. Overall, the website is legitimate, consistent with its WHOIS registration data, and trustworthy. Strategic improvements in security headers, privacy compliance, and cookie consent would enhance its posture. The site effectively serves its target audience with relevant content and a professional presentation.

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

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

  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 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 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';…

  3. 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
62
Security headers
40
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
53
Average
49

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 Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Bayern operates this platform to promote church tourism in Bavaria, focusing on spiritual and cultural experiences. The business model is informational and promotional, supporting affiliated projects and partner organizations. The site leverages partnerships with multiple specialized domains to offer diverse services such as mountain services, pilgrimages, music events, and group accommodations. The target customers include tourists seeking spiritual enrichment, families, and church groups. The organization benefits from a strong regional presence and official church backing, which supports trust and credibility. Growth potential lies in expanding digital engagement and enhancing privacy and security compliance to meet evolving regulatory standards.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, which is mandatory, but DNSSEC is not enabled, and no security headers were detected in the provided data, representing gaps in best practices. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found, and no vulnerable libraries are evident. The absence of a security policy or incident response contacts limits transparency. Privacy compliance is minimal, lacking cookie consent mechanisms and GDPR explicit indicators. The site would benefit from implementing security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options, enabling DNSSEC, and publishing clear security and incident response policies to improve resilience and trust.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement essential HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply with GDPR and enhance user privacy transparency.
  4. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve trust and preparedness.
  5. Regularly audit third-party libraries and update Drupal core and modules to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Evangelisch- Lutherische Kirche in Bayern
Description
Website promoting church-related tourism activities in Bavaria, including spiritual events, open churches, pilgrimages, and group accommodations.
Key services
Information on Berggottesdienste (mountain services), Kirche im Grünen (church in nature activities), Open churches as places of silence and rest, Church music events, Pilgrimage routes and activities, Spiritual accompaniment, Radpilgern (pilgrimage by bike), Group accommodation houses
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, jQuery, Superfish menu, Colorbox, Slick slider, Bootstrap 5 CSS
Frameworks
Drupal CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

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 well structured and relevant to church tourism in Bavaria.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie consent mechanisms detected.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on main page; contact form exists.
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found.
  6. Use of modern Drupal 10 CMS and common JS libraries.
  7. No advertising or tracking scripts detected.
  8. WHOIS data confirms legitimate church organization ownership.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 10, a modern and robust CMS, using common JavaScript libraries such as jQuery, Superfish for menus, Colorbox for modals, and Slick for sliders. Bootstrap 5 is used for responsive styling. The site is hosted on a provider linked to the domain's nameservers (kunde24.de). The HTML structure is valid and includes accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA labels. Performance is moderate, with no major blocking scripts detected. SEO is supported by canonical links and meta viewport tags. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with consistent branding and good content structure. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and privacy compliance to reduce technical debt and enhance user trust.
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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