Retsinformation.dk is the official Danish government portal providing access to all current laws, regulations, and official documents including parliamentary and ombudsman reports. It is operated under the Civilstyrelsen organization and serves as a central legal information resource for Danish citizens, legal professionals, and government entities. The website is mature and well-established, reflecting its long-standing role since 1997. Technically, the site uses modern frontend technologies such as React and FontAwesome for UI elements, but suffers from slow load times and lacks HTTPS encryption, which is a critical security shortfall. The absence of an SSL certificate exposes users to potential risks and undermines trust. Privacy-wise, the site does not use cookies and does not provide a cookie consent mechanism, aligning with government transparency principles. However, no explicit privacy or security policies are prominently disclosed. Overall, the site is credible and authoritative but requires urgent security improvements to meet modern standards.
a(a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
b(b) Incident handling: One indicator
c(c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
d(d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
e(e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
f(f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
g(g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
h(h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
i(i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
j(j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside
Partly checked
One indicator
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.
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
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 Content-Security-Policy header
Controls resources the browser is allowed to load
What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application
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TLS certificates and expiry
DNS records
SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Security headers
GDPR and NIS2 posture
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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
100
Security headers
45
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
15
Average
67
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 retsinformation.dk, from OffSeq Breach.
No leaked records found
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Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.
Business context
Business profile
The portal operates as a government essential service, providing legal information and documentation access to a broad audience including citizens, legal professionals, and government agencies. Its business model is non-commercial, focusing on public service and transparency. The site maintains partnerships with other official government domains and legal information portals, enhancing its ecosystem and reach. The lack of advertising and tracking reflects a privacy-conscious approach. The domain's longevity and consistent WHOIS data reinforce its legitimacy and trustworthiness. Growth opportunities may include modernization of infrastructure and enhanced user experience improvements.
Security posture
The website currently exhibits a low security posture due to the absence of a valid SSL certificate and HTTPS enforcement, lack of security headers, and no DNSSEC implementation. While no active vulnerabilities or malware were detected, the lack of encryption is a critical issue that exposes users to data interception risks. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are publicly available, limiting transparency in security management. The site does not implement modern SSL/TLS best practices such as HSTS or OCSP stapling. Immediate remediation is recommended to secure communications and protect user data.
Recommendations
Implement and maintain a valid SSL/TLS certificate to enable HTTPS across the entire site.
Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload directives.
Deploy DNSSEC to protect DNS integrity and prevent spoofing.
Add standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
Publish clear security and privacy policies including incident response and vulnerability disclosure information.
The website is built using React and modern CSS, with FontAwesome SVG icons for UI elements. It uses a custom or proprietary CMS or framework, as no common CMS was detected. Hosting is managed via Lexdania DNS services. Performance is suboptimal with a page load time of over 5 seconds, which may impact user experience. The site is mobile optimized and includes accessibility features at a basic level. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. There is no evidence of third-party analytics or tracking scripts, aligning with privacy considerations. Technical debt is moderate due to missing HTTPS and security best practices, which should be prioritized for modernization.
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.
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