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Security report for lms.at

LMS.at · Education · Austria

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

LMS.at is an Austrian educational platform focused on providing a comprehensive learning management system tailored to teachers, students, and parents. It supports individualized teaching, GDPR-compliant communication, course and document organization, and offers free learning aids for students. The platform integrates with Austria's Bildungsportal and Office365 for authentication, indicating a strong alignment with national education infrastructure. The website is professionally designed with clear navigation and mobile optimization, reflecting a mature digital presence. Technically, LMS.at uses OpenACS as its CMS framework, enhanced with jQuery and Foundation CSS for frontend responsiveness. The platform employs standard security practices such as CSRF tokens and double-click prevention on forms but lacks visible HTTP security headers and cookie consent mechanisms, which are important for GDPR compliance and security hardening. Performance is moderate with room for improvement in SEO and accessibility. Security posture is adequate but could be enhanced by implementing security headers (CSP, HSTS), publishing explicit security policies, and establishing vulnerability disclosure processes. No blocking or WAF mechanisms were detected, and the WHOIS data aligns well with the website's Austrian educational focus, supporting legitimacy. Overall, LMS.at presents a trustworthy and functional educational platform with good business credibility and content quality. Strategic improvements in privacy compliance and security practices would further strengthen its position and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 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

5 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. 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
77
Security headers
85
Email security
55
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
70

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

LMS.at operates in the education sector, targeting Austrian schools, teachers, students, and parents. Its business model revolves around providing a free or subscription-based LMS platform that facilitates teaching, communication, and learning organization. The platform's integration with national services like Bildungsportal and Office365 suggests strong partnerships and ecosystem embedding. Market positioning is niche and specialized, focusing on modern teaching methods and GDPR-compliant communication. The absence of direct contact information and certifications on the website indicates potential areas for enhancing transparency and trust. Growth indicators include multi-faceted service offerings and digital tools that address key pain points in education management.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with some best practices such as CSRF protection and input handling in forms. However, the lack of visible security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options) and absence of published security or incident response policies indicate gaps in comprehensive security governance. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. GDPR compliance is partially addressed through privacy and terms of service pages but lacks cookie consent mechanisms. Incident response readiness and vulnerability disclosure processes are not evident, which could impact timely handling of security events. Overall, the security posture is functional but requires enhancements to meet higher compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTP security headers including Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Deploy a cookie consent banner/mechanism to ensure full GDPR compliance and inform users about data collection.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and vulnerability disclosure page to improve transparency and incident response readiness.
  4. Enhance accessibility features and SEO optimization to improve user experience and search engine visibility.
  5. Add clear contact information including security contact emails and physical addresses to strengthen business credibility and user trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
LMS.at
Description
LMS.at is an educational platform supporting individualized teaching, communication, organization, and learning. It offers tools for teachers to create and manage learning materials, facilitates GDPR-compliant communication within the school community, and provides students with free learning aids and planners.
Key services
Individualized teaching tools, GDPR-compliant communication, Course and document organization, Student learning aids and planners
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.6.0, OpenACS, Foundation CSS, CKEditor
Frameworks
OpenACS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • CSRF token in login form
  • Double-click prevention on buttons

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 primarily in German targeting Austrian educational users
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie banners detected on main page
  4. Login form uses CSRF tokens and double-click prevention
  5. No social media or direct contact emails/phones found in HTML content
  6. Footer contains links to FAQ, Support, Terms of Service, and Impressum pages
  7. No analytics or advertising scripts detected in provided HTML
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the OpenACS framework with frontend technologies including jQuery 3.6.0 and Foundation CSS for responsive design. The use of CKEditor indicates content management capabilities. The site is mobile optimized with good navigation clarity and consistent branding. Performance is moderate, with no explicit performance optimization scripts detected. The login form includes CSRF tokens and double-click prevention scripts, indicating attention to input security. However, the absence of security headers and cookie consent mechanisms suggests technical debt in security and privacy compliance. No analytics or advertising scripts were found, indicating minimal tracking and a privacy-conscious approach. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from modernization in security and privacy features.
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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