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Security report for spelpaus.se

Abion AB · Government · Sweden

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Spelpaus.se is an official Swedish government service operated by Abion AB in partnership with the Swedish Gambling Authority (Spelinspektionen). It provides a critical public service allowing individuals to self-exclude from all licensed gambling activities in Sweden, supporting responsible gambling and addiction prevention. The website is well-branded, consistent, and targets Swedish residents with multilingual support including English and Arabic. The business model is a government-backed public service with a clear mission and trusted market position. Technically, the site uses Umbraco CMS with Bootstrap framework, delivering a mobile-optimized and accessible user experience. The site employs strong authentication methods such as BankID and Freja eID+ to securely verify users. While performance is moderate and SEO is basic, the site is functional and professional. However, some security best practices like DNSSEC and security headers are missing, which could be improved. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates good practices with secure forms and strong user authentication. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found. Privacy compliance is supported by a GDPR information PDF and privacy policy, though no cookie consent mechanism was detected. The WHOIS data is consistent and transparent, reinforcing the site's legitimacy. Overall, Spelpaus.se is a trustworthy, government-backed platform with a solid security posture and clear business credibility. Strategic improvements in security headers, DNSSEC, and cookie consent would enhance compliance and security further.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
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 Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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
77
Security headers
75
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
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

Spelpaus.se holds a unique market position as the official Swedish self-exclusion platform for gambling, operated by Abion AB in cooperation with the Swedish Gambling Authority. Its competitive advantage lies in government backing and integration with national digital identity solutions like BankID. The business model is service-oriented, focusing on public welfare rather than profit. Revenue streams are likely government-funded. The target customers are individuals seeking to control gambling behavior and their relatives. Growth indicators include increasing user registrations (over 126,000 currently excluded). The partnership ecosystem includes Spelinspektionen and licensed gambling operators. The company operates transparently with consistent branding and clear messaging about gambling addiction and support.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with strong user authentication via BankID and Freja eID+, CSRF protection tokens in forms, and no visible sensitive data exposure. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers like Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security represents areas for improvement. No incident response or security policy pages were found, which could enhance transparency. GDPR compliance is supported by privacy information, but cookie consent mechanisms are missing. Overall, the site is secure for its purpose but could benefit from enhanced security controls and formalized incident response information.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Add a visible cookie consent banner to comply fully with GDPR cookie requirements.
  4. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to ensure no vulnerable libraries are used.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Abion AB
Description
Spelpaus.se is a Swedish government service that allows individuals to self-exclude from all gambling activities requiring registration at licensed gambling operators in Sweden.
Key services
Self-exclusion from licensed gambling operators, Information about gambling addiction, Support for relatives of problem gamblers
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Bootstrap, Umbraco Forms
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of BankID and Freja eID+ for strong user authentication
  • Form CSRF tokens present (__RequestVerificationToken)
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

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 government service for gambling self-exclusion in Sweden.
  2. Content is in Swedish with language options including English and Arabic.
  3. Strong authentication methods used (BankID, Freja eID+).
  4. No visible contact emails or phone numbers on the main site.
  5. No explicit cookie consent banner found.
  6. No terms of service page detected.
  7. WHOIS data is transparent and consistent with the business.
  8. No advertising or tracking scripts detected.
  9. Site uses Umbraco CMS and Bootstrap framework.
  10. No security headers detected in provided data; DNSSEC not enabled.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Umbraco CMS platform using Bootstrap for responsive design. It uses JavaScript libraries including promise-polyfill and aspnet-client-validation for form validation. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible with skip links and language selectors. Performance is moderate with no explicit speed optimizations detected. The site lacks DNSSEC and security headers, which are technical risks. Hosting provider details are not explicit. The site uses strong authentication methods integrated with Swedish national eID systems, indicating a modern and secure authentication infrastructure. SEO is basic with meta description and keywords but no Open Graph or JSON-LD structured data found.
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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