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Security report for uni-erfurt.de

Universität Erfurt · Education · Germany

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

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Universität Erfurt is a medium-sized public university in Germany specializing in humanities and social sciences, offering Bachelor and Master degree programs alongside active research initiatives. The website is built on TYPO3 CMS and integrates Matomo for analytics, reflecting a modern and mature technical infrastructure. The site is well-designed, mobile-optimized, and provides clear navigation for diverse audiences including prospective students, current students, researchers, alumni, and staff. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and no visible vulnerabilities, though improvements can be made by adding explicit security headers and cookie consent mechanisms. Overall, the website demonstrates high professionalism and trustworthiness, supporting the university's academic mission effectively.

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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  • 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
77
Security headers
90
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
71

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 uni-erfurt.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
649
Employees
6
Customers
581
Third parties
62
Weak passwords
13%

Latest record dated 2026-05-27 · 33 subdomains affected

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  • –sulwww.uni-erfurt.de2026-05-27
  • –uni-erfurt.de2026-01-13
  • –.uni-erfurt.de2025-08-08
  • –www2.uni-erfurt.de2025-07-20
  • –webmail.uni-erfurt.de2025-07-06

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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 university holds a stable market position as a regional academic institution with a focus on cultural and social sciences. Its business model centers on education and research services funded publicly. The website supports this with comprehensive information on study programs, research projects, and student services. The presence of multiple social media channels and a research blog indicates active engagement with stakeholders. No commercial or advertising activities are evident, consistent with its public education role. The domain and hosting align with academic networks, reinforcing legitimacy.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS with a good SSL configuration and uses nonce attributes in scripts to mitigate injection risks. No sensitive data is exposed in the HTML content. However, the absence of explicit security headers like Content-Security-Policy and lack of a published vulnerability disclosure or incident response policy are areas for improvement. The site does not implement a cookie consent mechanism, which is a GDPR compliance gap. Overall, the security posture is good but could be enhanced by adopting additional best practices and transparency measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and improve user privacy transparency.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen browser security.
  3. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Provide clear incident response contact information to improve trust and readiness.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and analytics to ensure no privacy or security risks.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Universität Erfurt
Description
Geisteswissenschaftliche Universität in Erfurt mit kultur- und gesellschaftswissenschaftlichem Profil. Bachelor- und Master-Studiengänge.
Key services
Bachelor and Master degree programs, Research projects and funding, Student services including library, e-learning, and digital learning, Career and counseling services
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, Matomo Analytics, JavaScript, CSS
Frameworks
TYPO3 Higher Education Package
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of nonce attributes in scripts
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and navigation
  2. Strong focus on education and research services
  3. Good use of modern CMS and analytics tools
  4. No signs of suspicious or malicious content
  5. Social media presence across major platforms
  6. Lacks explicit cookie consent mechanism
  7. No visible security.txt or incident response info
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses TYPO3 CMS with a specialized Higher Education Package, indicating a tailored solution for academic institutions. It leverages Matomo for privacy-friendly analytics. The site loads multiple compressed CSS and JS assets with nonce attributes for security. The design is responsive and accessible, with SEO optimizations including meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). Performance is moderate, with room for optimization. No outdated or vulnerable libraries were detected. Hosting appears to be managed by academic DNS servers consistent with German research networks.
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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