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Security report for nachhaltige-beschaffung.info

Kompetenzstelle für nachhaltige Beschaffung · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website 'Kompetenzstelle für nachhaltige Beschaffung' serves as a central German government portal dedicated to sustainable public procurement. It provides comprehensive information, guidelines, and resources aimed at public authorities and procurement officials to promote sustainability in public purchasing. The site is affiliated with the Beschaffungsamt des Bundesministerium des Inneren (BMI), indicating a strong governmental backing and authoritative content. The portal targets public sector entities across Germany, offering thematic content on ecology, social aspects, legal frameworks, and training opportunities. Technically, the website is built on the Government Site Builder CMS platform, utilizing standard web technologies including JavaScript and SVG for interactive elements. It employs Matomo analytics for user tracking, reflecting a moderate level of digital maturity. The site demonstrates good accessibility and navigation clarity but could improve mobile optimization and performance. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS usage implied but lacks visible advanced security headers and explicit privacy or cookie policies. From a security perspective, no critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. However, the absence of explicit privacy and cookie policies and missing WHOIS data limit full trust verification. The domain's WHOIS information is unavailable or privacy-protected, which is not uncommon for government-related domains but reduces transparency. Overall, the site appears legitimate, professional, and trustworthy, serving an essential role in the German public procurement ecosystem. Strategically, the website would benefit from enhancing privacy compliance by publishing clear privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms, implementing security headers, and providing explicit contact and incident response information. These improvements would strengthen user trust and regulatory compliance, aligning with best practices for government digital services.

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

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.

    • 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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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
75
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
73

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 niche position as the authoritative source for sustainable procurement in the German public sector. Its government affiliation provides a competitive advantage and trustworthiness. The business model is informational and service-oriented, focusing on knowledge dissemination, training, and regulatory guidance. Revenue streams are likely government-funded, with no commercial advertising detected. The target customers are public authorities, procurement officers, and sustainability professionals. The partnership ecosystem includes other government agencies and regional authorities. Growth indicators include expanding thematic content and training initiatives. The site’s operations reflect a stable, mission-driven public service rather than a commercial enterprise.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level. HTTPS is used, ensuring encrypted communications. However, the lack of visible security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options suggests room for improvement. No exposed credentials or sensitive data were found, and no vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The use of Matomo analytics indicates moderate user tracking, but privacy compliance is limited due to missing policies. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are not publicly visible, which could hinder rapid response to security events. Overall, the site is secure for general informational use but should enhance compliance and security controls to meet evolving standards such as GDPR and NIS2.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with user consent mechanisms to ensure GDPR compliance.
  2. Implement security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen defense against common web attacks.
  3. Provide clear contact information for security incidents and designate an incident response contact channel.
  4. Improve mobile optimization and site performance to enhance user experience across devices.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and analytics tools to mitigate vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Kompetenzstelle für nachhaltige Beschaffung
Description
Das zentrale Portal für nachhaltige Beschaffung öffentlicher Auftraggeber. Informiert über Gesetze, Regelungen, Leitfäden, Beispiele aus Bund, Ländern & Kommunen.
Key services
Bereitstellung von Informationen zu nachhaltiger Beschaffung, Schulungen zur nachhaltigen Beschaffung, Bereitstellung von Leitfäden, Regelungen und Beispielen, Veranstaltungs- und Terminübersicht
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, SVG, Matomo Analytics, Government Site Builder CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
good
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS usage implied by base href with https
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a German government-related portal for sustainable public procurement.
  2. Content is comprehensive and well-structured with clear navigation.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in provided HTML snippet.
  4. No explicit privacy or cookie policy pages detected in the snippet.
  5. Matomo analytics is used for tracking.
  6. No signs of WAF or content blocking.
  7. WHOIS data is unavailable or blocked, limiting domain registration insights.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a government-specific CMS platform with standard web technologies such as JavaScript and SVG for interactive maps and navigation. It integrates Matomo for analytics, indicating a preference for privacy-conscious tracking solutions. The site uses canonical and meta tags appropriately but lacks structured data like JSON-LD or Open Graph tags in the provided snippet. Performance is moderate with room for optimization, especially on mobile devices. Accessibility features such as skip navigation links are present, enhancing usability. The absence of visible security headers and incomplete privacy documentation represent technical debt and modernization opportunities. Hosting details are not explicit, but the presence of government logos and domains suggests official hosting infrastructure.
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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