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Security report for riehen.ch

Gemeinde Riehen · Government · Switzerland

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

77/100

Risk levelLow

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

Gemeinde Riehen operates as the official municipal government website for the community of Riehen in Switzerland. It provides residents and visitors with comprehensive information about local services, cultural events, education, environmental initiatives, and political administration. The site positions itself as a trusted source for community engagement and municipal governance. Technically, the website is built on the Weblication® CMS platform, utilizing common web technologies such as jQuery and FontAwesome, and demonstrates good mobile optimization and accessibility. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and secure form handling, but lacks advanced security headers and explicit privacy and cookie policies, which are areas for improvement. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and serves its public sector role effectively, though it should enhance privacy compliance and security transparency to meet modern standards.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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. 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 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';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

  3. 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
75
Email security
60
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
77

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 website serves a medium-sized municipal government entity focused on providing public services and community information. Its market position is localized to the municipality of Riehen, with key services spanning governance, education, culture, environment, and public utilities. The business model is public sector service delivery, funded by local government resources. The site links to partner domains related to tourism and education, indicating a collaborative ecosystem. Growth indicators include active event promotion and community engagement. The absence of commercial advertising and tracking reflects a privacy-conscious approach aligned with public sector values.

Security posture

The website maintains a baseline security posture with HTTPS and secure form submissions. However, it lacks several security best practices such as security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, etc.) and does not provide visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure information. No known vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the content. The absence of privacy and cookie policies represents a compliance gap, especially under GDPR. The site would benefit from enhanced security transparency and formalized data protection measures to improve trust and regulatory adherence.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with user consent mechanisms.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection.
  3. Provide clear incident response and vulnerability disclosure contact information to improve security transparency.
  4. Switch form methods from GET to POST for user input to reduce exposure of sensitive data in URLs.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and CMS components to mitigate vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Gemeinde Riehen
Description
Riehen is a municipality described as a large green village with high living quality, located between Basel, Lörrach, and Weil am Rhein. The website provides information about community services, culture, environment, education, politics, and administration.
Key services
Community information and services, Cultural events and tourism, Education and schools, Waste management and environmental protection, Political and administrative information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, FontAwesome, Typekit Fonts, Weblication® CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure form submission via GET to /search/

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a municipal government portal for Riehen, Switzerland.
  2. Content is comprehensive and well structured with multiple sections covering community, culture, education, environment, politics, and administration.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  4. No visible security incident response or vulnerability disclosure information.
  5. Uses Weblication® CMS, a specialized CMS for municipal websites.
  6. No advertising or tracking services detected, indicating privacy-conscious design.
  7. Contact information is clearly provided with phone and address in footer.
  8. No social media links detected in the provided content.
  9. Site is fully accessible without WAF or security blocks.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Weblication® CMS, a specialized content management system for municipal websites, combined with jQuery and FontAwesome for UI elements. It loads fonts from Adobe Typekit and icons from FontAwesome CDN. The site is mobile optimized and accessible with clear navigation and structured content. Performance is moderate, with some reliance on external resources. SEO is supported by meta tags and structured navigation. There is no evidence of advanced frameworks or modern JavaScript libraries beyond jQuery. Hosting provider details are not explicit. The site could benefit from modernizing some technical aspects and improving security configurations.
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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