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Security report for saarbruecken.de

Landeshauptstadt Saarbrücken · Government · Germany

Partial score · DNS & email only

52/100

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

The website www.saarbruecken.de is the official digital portal for the city government of Saarbrücken, Germany. It serves as a comprehensive platform providing municipal services, event information, and citizen engagement tools. The site targets residents and visitors, offering access to public transport details, cultural events, administrative services, and online appointment booking. The business model is that of a government service portal, positioning itself as the authoritative source for city-related information and services.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 100 · High
Checks completed
6of 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.

    • Critical

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

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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
0
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
52

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

Saarbrücken's website is well-positioned as the primary digital interface for city services, leveraging partnerships with local utilities, transport, and cultural institutions. The site supports a broad audience including citizens, businesses, and tourists. Its integration with multiple partner domains and service providers indicates a mature ecosystem. The business model focuses on public service delivery rather than revenue generation, with growth indicators tied to digital service adoption and citizen engagement.

Security posture

The site enforces HTTPS and uses secure form submissions, indicating a baseline security posture. However, the absence of explicit security headers and lack of published security policies or incident response contacts suggest room for improvement. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Privacy compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies. The use of third-party scripts and tracking services like eTracker introduces moderate tracking risk. Overall, the security maturity is moderate with recommendations to enhance transparency and technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with GDPR-compliant consent mechanisms.
  2. Implement and configure security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS.
  3. Establish and publicize an incident response and vulnerability disclosure policy.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to meet recognized standards.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Landeshauptstadt Saarbrücken
Description
Offizielle Webseite der Landeshauptstadt Saarbrücken providing municipal services, event information, and citizen services.
Key services
Citizen services (e.g., appointments, registrations), Event calendar and cultural information, Public transport and parking information, Online municipal services, Information on city projects and announcements
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.7.1, Owl Carousel, Air Datepicker, Foundation framework, Select2, ReadSpeaker, SmartBanner
Frameworks
Foundation
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No visible exposed sensitive data
  • Use of secure forms with POST method

Analytics and tracking

Services
eTracker
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ad Manager (GPT)
Tracking pixels
eTracker
Marketing tools
SmartBanner, ReadSpeaker
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official city government website for Saarbrücken, Germany.
  2. Provides comprehensive citizen services and event information.
  3. Uses modern JavaScript libraries and frameworks.
  4. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found in analyzed content.
  5. No visible contact emails or phone numbers explicitly labeled.
  6. Includes external links to official partner and municipal service domains.
  7. Uses HTTPS and includes some accessibility and SEO features.
  8. Includes advertising via Google Ad Manager and tracking via eTracker.
  9. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
  10. WHOIS data is minimal but domain status and name servers are consistent with official use.
Technical notes

Notes

The website employs a modern JavaScript stack including jQuery, Owl Carousel, and Foundation framework, supporting responsive design and interactive features. The CMS appears custom or proprietary, with backend editing URLs visible in metadata. Performance is moderate with caching and minified CSS/JS assets. SEO is basic with meta descriptions and canonical links but lacks advanced structured data. Accessibility is basic with some ARIA roles and language attributes. Hosting details are not explicit, but domain uses internett.de name servers. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from modernization and enhanced SEO and accessibility compliance.
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. 75/100Medium8 findings · partial scanView report
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