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Security report for kronach.de

Stadt Kronach · Government · Germany

Partial score · DNS & email only

68/100

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

Stadt Kronach operates an official municipal website serving as a comprehensive portal for residents, tourists, and stakeholders interested in the city of Kronach, Germany. The website provides detailed information on tourism, culture, city services, politics, and community events, positioning itself as a trusted source for local information and engagement. The business model is focused on public service and community outreach, with a medium-sized municipal scope. Technically, the site employs a modern technology stack including jQuery, Bootstrap 4, and accessibility tools like Eye-Able, ensuring good performance, mobile optimization, and accessibility compliance. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent mechanisms in place, though formal security policies and incident response contacts are not published. Overall, the site demonstrates high professionalism, trustworthiness, and compliance with GDPR requirements.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 100 · High
Checks completed
6of 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

3 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.

    • 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
67
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
68

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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 website reflects a well-established municipal government entity with a clear market position as the official city portal for Kronach. It leverages partnerships with digital service providers such as DigitalFabrix for political information portals. The target audience includes local residents, tourists, and cultural enthusiasts. The business model is non-commercial, focusing on information dissemination and public service. The presence of social media channels and event announcements indicates active community engagement. The site’s content quality and navigation support effective user experience, reinforcing its role as a central information hub. No commercial revenue streams or affiliate partnerships are evident, consistent with its government sector classification.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enabled and no visible exposure of sensitive data. Cookie consent is implemented via Klaro, supporting GDPR compliance. The login form uses secure password fields, though no multi-factor authentication or advanced security headers are detected in the HTML content. Absence of a published security policy or incident response contact limits transparency in security governance. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files are present, which could be improved to enhance security culture and incident handling readiness. Overall, the site is secure for its purpose but could benefit from formalizing security documentation and enhancing HTTP security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  2. Implement and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  3. Enhance HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Increase transparency around data retention policies and user privacy practices.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Stadt Kronach
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Stadt Kronach
Description
Die Kreisstadt Kronach im wunderschönen Frankenwald heißt Sie herzlich willkommen. Entdecken Sie die historische Altstadt und ihre 1000-jährige Geschichte, die weit über die Grenzen Oberfrankens hinaus bekannte Festung Rosenberg und erfahren Sie mehr über Kronachs berühmte Söhne wie Lucas Cranach d.Ä., Johann-Kaspar Zeuss, Andreas Limmer...
Key services
Tourism & Culture information, City services and administration, Event announcements, Citizen services, Contact and support
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap 4, Font Awesome, Swiper.js, Venobox, Modernizr, klaro (cookie consent), Eye-Able (accessibility tool)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • Secure login form with password field

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo (configured but disabled by default)
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo (disabled by default)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a well-structured official municipal portal for Kronach city in Germany.
  2. Comprehensive navigation with clear sections for tourism, living, politics, and city services.
  3. Good use of modern web technologies and accessibility tools.
  4. Privacy and cookie policies are present and GDPR compliant.
  5. No signs of malicious content or security issues in the HTML content.
  6. Social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
  7. No explicit security policy or incident response contacts published.
  8. No terms of service page detected.
  9. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Recon CMS and utilizes a modern front-end stack including Bootstrap 4, jQuery, Font Awesome, Swiper.js for sliders, and Venobox for lightbox functionality. Accessibility is enhanced with Eye-Able tools. The site loads resources primarily from the regiogate.net CDN, indicating a centralized hosting or service provider. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and SEO practices evident from meta tags and structured navigation. No major technical debt or deprecated technologies are detected. Opportunities exist to improve security headers and formalize technical documentation to reduce operational risks.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 68/100Medium28 findings · partial scanView report
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