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Security report for schifferstadt.de

Stadtverwaltung Schifferstadt · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.schifferstadt.de serves as the official digital presence of the Stadtverwaltung Schifferstadt, the local government administration of Schifferstadt, Germany. It provides comprehensive information and services related to living, governance, culture, tourism, economy, and environmental initiatives in the city. The site targets residents, visitors, and local businesses, offering structured navigation and a broad range of municipal services. The business model is that of a government entity focused on public service delivery and community engagement. Technically, the website employs modern web technologies including AngularJS, SystemJS, and the Ionas CMS platform. It is hosted on German infrastructure with nameservers indicating regional providers. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, with a moderate performance profile. Security is robust with HTTPS enforced and script integrity checks, although explicit security headers and policies could be enhanced. From a security and compliance perspective, the site implements a cookie consent mechanism and uses an accessibility tool (eye-able). However, it lacks explicit privacy policy, terms of service, and vulnerability disclosure pages, which are recommended for full GDPR compliance and transparency. No critical vulnerabilities or suspicious activities were detected. The WHOIS data aligns well with the website's government nature, showing consistent registration and hosting. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and well-suited for its public service role. Strategic improvements include publishing comprehensive privacy and security policies, enhancing security headers, and providing incident response contacts to strengthen compliance and user trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
48/ 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

5 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

  2. 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';…

  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
    • High

      SSL Certificate Expires Soon

      SSL certificate expires in 23 days

      What to do: Renew SSL certificate before expiration

      • NIS2 21(2)(h)
      • IR 2024/2690 9.2(c): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 9.2(c): Cryptography
      • NIST SC-17: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-17: Public Key Infrastructure Certificates

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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
62
Security headers
70
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
48
Average
70

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

Schifferstadt's city administration website positions itself as a central hub for municipal services and community information. Its competitive advantage lies in comprehensive service coverage and integration of cultural, educational, and environmental content. The business model is non-commercial, focused on governance and public service. Revenue streams are typical of government funding. The target customer segments include local residents, businesses, tourists, and community groups. Growth indicators include active event promotion and digital service offerings. The partnership ecosystem includes local government networks and social media engagement primarily via Facebook. Operationally, the site reflects a mature digital presence with room for compliance and security enhancements.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and use of script integrity attributes. The presence of a cookie consent mechanism and accessibility tools indicates attention to privacy and usability. However, the absence of explicit privacy policies, terms of service, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms represents compliance gaps. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. Incident response readiness is unclear due to lack of contact channels for security issues. Overall, the security culture appears adequate but could benefit from formalized policies and transparency to meet GDPR and NIS2 standards fully.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy page detailing data processing and GDPR compliance.
  2. Add terms of service and security policy pages to improve transparency and legal clarity.
  3. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
  4. Provide clear incident response contact information such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  5. Enhance HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and Referrer-Policy.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Stadtverwaltung Schifferstadt
Description
Official website of the city administration of Schifferstadt, providing information and services related to living, government, culture, tourism, economy, and environment in Schifferstadt.
Key services
Citizen services, Cultural events and education, Tourism information, Economic development, Urban planning and environment
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, SystemJS, AngularJS (ng-scope, ng-controller detected), FontAwesome, Open Sans fonts, Ionas CMS
Frameworks
AngularJS
Platforms
Ionas CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of integrity attributes on scripts and fonts
  • Cookie consent mechanism
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
eye-able
Marketing tools
eye-able accessibility tool
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a well-structured official city administration portal.
  2. Content is primarily in German and targets local residents and visitors.
  3. Good use of modern web technologies and accessibility tools.
  4. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages found.
  5. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented.
  6. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
  7. Social media presence limited to Facebook.
  8. No exposed sensitive data or security vulnerabilities detected in HTML.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack featuring AngularJS and SystemJS modules, served via the Ionas CMS platform. It uses web fonts with integrity checks and loads scripts asynchronously to optimize performance. Hosting is regional with German nameservers, supporting low latency for local users. The site is mobile responsive and includes accessibility features such as skip links and ARIA labels. SEO is supported by structured metadata including Open Graph and JSON-LD. Technical risks are minimal, though modernization opportunities include upgrading AngularJS to a more current framework version and enhancing security headers. Overall, the infrastructure supports reliable and user-friendly operations.
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. 73/100Medium28 findingsView report
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