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Security report for schleswig-holstein.de

Land Schleswig-Holstein · Government · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.schleswig-holstein.de is the official state government portal for Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It provides comprehensive information about the state government, ministries, justice system, public services, career opportunities, and press resources. The portal targets citizens, businesses, government employees, and media representatives, serving as a central hub for state-related information and services. The business model is a government public service platform with a strong emphasis on transparency and accessibility. Technically, the website is built on the Tremonia DXP CMS platform by Materna Information & Communications SE, utilizing modern web standards including HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. It employs Matomo analytics for user tracking with privacy considerations. The site is hosted via INWX, a reputable German registrar, and demonstrates good mobile optimization and accessibility features. Performance is moderate, with room for improvement in security headers. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses a cookie consent mechanism compliant with GDPR. However, it lacks explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which are recommended to enhance protection. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The WHOIS data aligns with the official government entity, indicating high legitimacy and trustworthiness. Overall, the website presents a professional, trustworthy, and user-friendly government portal with strong privacy compliance. Strategic improvements in security headers and explicit incident response contacts could further enhance its security posture and user trust.

Scanned

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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

6 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. 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

  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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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
47
Security headers
45
Email security
80
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
63

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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Total records
1,178
Employees
0
Customers
1,178
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
12%

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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

The Schleswig-Holstein state government portal occupies a critical position as the official digital presence of the regional government. It offers a broad range of services and information, including detailed navigation to ministries, justice authorities, public services, and career opportunities. The portal supports transparency and citizen engagement, reflecting a government-driven business model focused on public service delivery rather than commercial revenue. The use of Matomo analytics indicates a preference for privacy-respecting tools. Partnerships with Materna for CMS and INWX for hosting reflect a stable technology ecosystem. The absence of commercial advertising and affiliate programs aligns with its government nature. The portal's comprehensive content and structured navigation suggest a mature digital strategy aimed at diverse user groups including citizens, businesses, and media.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid baseline security posture with enforced HTTPS and a GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanism. The use of Matomo analytics is privacy-conscious, avoiding third-party trackers. However, the lack of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options represents a potential area for improvement to mitigate risks like clickjacking and MIME sniffing. No signs of exposed credentials, vulnerable libraries, or insecure forms were found in the analyzed content. The absence of a public vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file limits transparency in incident handling. WHOIS data confirms domain legitimacy, reducing phishing risk. Overall, the site is secure for its purpose but could benefit from enhanced HTTP security headers and published incident response contacts.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Referrer-Policy to strengthen defense against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to improve transparency and facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  3. Add explicit contact information for the data protection officer and incident response team to enhance compliance and user trust.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts such as Matomo to ensure they remain secure and privacy-compliant.
  5. Continue to maintain and improve accessibility and mobile optimization to serve all user groups effectively.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Land Schleswig-Holstein
Description
Official government portal for the state of Schleswig-Holstein providing information about the state government, ministries, justice system, services for citizens, businesses, and administration.
Key services
Information on state government and ministries, Justice and court information, Public services for citizens and businesses, Career and job offers in public sector
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Matomo Analytics
Frameworks
Government Site Builder
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with opt-in for external videos
  • No personal data exposed in forms or HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official state government portal for Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
  2. Comprehensive navigation covering government, justice, services, careers, and press.
  3. Cookie consent banner present with opt-in for external video cookies.
  4. No exposed emails or phone numbers in main HTML; contact via dedicated contact page.
  5. Uses Matomo for analytics, respecting privacy with consent.
  6. No visible security headers beyond HTTPS; recommend adding CSP and other headers.
  7. No terms of service page explicitly found.
  8. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
  9. No explicit data protection officer contact found in HTML content.
  10. Website is well-structured, accessible, and mobile optimized.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Tremonia DXP CMS platform, a government-focused content management system by Materna. It uses standard web technologies including HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, with Matomo analytics integrated for user tracking. The site is hosted via INWX, a reputable German registrar, with nameservers ns.inwx.de, ns2.inwx.de, and ns3.inwx.eu. The site includes multiple responsive CSS stylesheets for different screen sizes, indicating good mobile support. The presence of a manifest file suggests progressive web app capabilities. The search forms use autosuggest features and secure POST methods. Performance is moderate, with no major blocking scripts detected. However, the site lacks some modern security headers and could improve SEO by adding Open Graph or JSON-LD structured data, which were not found in the provided HTML content.
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. 64/100Medium30 findingsView report
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