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Security report for rlp.de

Land Rheinland-Pfalz · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.rlp.de serves as the official internet portal for the state government of Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. It provides comprehensive information about the state, its government, current news, thematic focuses, and public services. The portal targets citizens, businesses, and other stakeholders interested in the region. It is positioned as a trusted government source with a broad range of services including news dissemination, social media engagement, and access to government departments. Technically, the site is built on TYPO3 CMS with Bootstrap framework, ensuring a modern, responsive, and accessible user experience. Hosting is managed via Versatel, a reputable German ISP. The site demonstrates good performance and SEO practices, with multilingual support and clear navigation. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and employs secure forms, with no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. However, it lacks explicit security headers and a published security or incident response policy. Privacy compliance is strong with a comprehensive privacy policy, though no cookie consent mechanism was detected. Overall, the site is a professional, secure, and trustworthy government portal with minor areas for improvement in security transparency and cookie management.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 100 · High
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

4 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

    • 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
28
Average
68

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

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Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention rlp.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
3,453
Employees
10
Customers
3,246
Third parties
197
Weak passwords
18%

Latest record dated 2026-06-12 · 129 subdomains affected

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  • –inspire.polizei.rlp.de2026-06-12
  • –inspire.polizei.rlp.de2026-05-28
  • –inspire.polizei.rlp.de2025-11-12
  • –inspire.polizei.rlp.de2025-07-22
  • –polizei.rlp.de2025-07-22

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Rheinland-Pfalz's official government portal is a key communication channel for the state administration, providing transparency and access to government services. Its market position is authoritative within the public sector, serving a large audience including residents, businesses, and international partners. The portal supports strategic government initiatives such as climate protection, education, and digital transformation. It maintains partnerships with various government ministries and external organizations, reflected in numerous linked domains. The business model is non-commercial, focused on public service and information dissemination. Growth indicators include active social media engagement and regular news updates.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and no evident exposure of sensitive data. The absence of advanced security headers and a formal security policy or incident response contact represents an area for enhancement. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file was found, which could improve transparency and trust. The site uses secure forms with validation, reducing risk of injection attacks. Overall, the security posture is good but could benefit from formalized policies and additional HTTP security headers to harden defenses.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a cookie consent banner to comply with EU cookie regulations and enhance user privacy transparency.
  2. Publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information to improve trust and readiness.
  3. Add HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to ensure no vulnerable libraries are included.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Land Rheinland-Pfalz
Description
Internetportal der Landesregierung Rheinland-Pfalz mit Informationen über das Land, Regierung, Ministerpräsident, Themen und Serviceangebote.
Key services
Information dissemination, News and press releases, Government services and contacts, Social media and blog hub, Newsletter subscription
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, Bootstrap, JavaScript
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure forms with validation

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official government website for the state of Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
  2. Content is comprehensive and well-structured with multiple language options.
  3. No signs of WAF or content blocking.
  4. No explicit privacy or cookie consent banner detected.
  5. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy.
  6. Social media presence is strong with official accounts linked.
  7. Uses TYPO3 CMS and Bootstrap framework.
  8. No exposed sensitive data or obvious vulnerabilities found in HTML content.
  9. No advertising or tracking scripts detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used open-source content management system, combined with Bootstrap for responsive design. The site uses modern HTML5 and CSS3 standards, with JavaScript bundles optimized for performance. Hosting is provided by Versatel, a reputable German ISP, ensuring reliable connectivity. The site is mobile-optimized with good accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA labels. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph, and alternate language links. No major technical debt or deprecated technologies were detected. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by rich media content such as images and carousels.
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. 68/100Medium30 findingsView report
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