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Security report for uni-hohenheim.de

University of Hohenheim · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and Security headers.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The University of Hohenheim is a well-established public educational institution based in Stuttgart, Germany, specializing in agricultural sciences, natural sciences, and business-related degree programs. The website serves as a comprehensive portal for prospective students, staff, and other stakeholders, offering detailed program information, research profiles, and campus life insights. The university holds a strong market position in agricultural research and bioeconomy, supported by a consistent and professional online presence. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS, leveraging modern web technologies such as Bootstrap and FontAwesome, and employs Matomo analytics configured with privacy considerations like Do Not Track and disabled cookies. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, hosted on academic infrastructure indicated by the belwue.de nameservers. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses secure form submissions but lacks explicit security headers and published security policies or incident response contacts. Privacy compliance is partially addressed with a privacy policy and GDPR indicators, but no cookie consent mechanism is present. Overall, the site demonstrates a mature digital infrastructure with room for improvement in security transparency and privacy controls. The risk profile is low given the educational nature, absence of suspicious content, and legitimate domain registration. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing incident response information, and implementing cookie consent to improve compliance and trust.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
10/ 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

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 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. 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';…

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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
90
Security headers
65
Email security
83
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
10
Average
69

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

The University of Hohenheim operates as a large public university focused on education and research in agriculture, natural sciences, and business disciplines. Its competitive advantage lies in its high rankings in agricultural research and a strong emphasis on bioeconomy and sustainability. The business model centers on providing degree programs, research services, and innovation transfer, targeting students, researchers, and industry partners. Revenue streams likely include public funding, tuition fees, and research grants. The university maintains a broad partnership ecosystem evident from its social media presence and transfer platforms. Growth indicators include active start-up support and innovation initiatives. The website reflects a strategic focus on internationalization, family-friendliness, and digital transformation.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with HTTPS enforced and privacy-conscious analytics configuration. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and lack of published security policies or incident response contacts represent gaps in security maturity. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis. The login form uses secure POST methods but could benefit from additional security controls like multi-factor authentication. GDPR compliance is partially addressed but lacks cookie consent mechanisms. Overall, the security culture appears cautious but could be enhanced by formalizing policies and improving transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information on the website.
  3. Introduce a cookie consent banner/mechanism to comply fully with GDPR requirements.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and CMS components to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance user authentication security on login portals, considering multi-factor authentication.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
University of Hohenheim
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
University of Hohenheim
Description
Study and research on the most beautiful campus in the state. Apply for our Bachelor's and Master's degree programs.
Key services
Research and innovation services, Student and staff portals, Career and start-up support
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, Matomo Analytics, Bootstrap, FontAwesome
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Do Not Track enabled in analytics
  • Cookies disabled in analytics
  • Login form uses POST method

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

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 a professionally maintained university site with comprehensive academic program information.
  2. Uses TYPO3 CMS and Matomo for analytics with privacy-respecting configurations.
  3. No visible security policy or incident response contacts published.
  4. No cookie consent mechanism detected despite GDPR relevance.
  5. Contact information is clearly provided including phone, email, and physical address.
  6. Social media presence is broad and consistent with institutional branding.
  7. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  8. No advertising networks or affiliate programs detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a robust and widely used content management system, indicating a mature technical infrastructure. It uses Bootstrap for responsive design and FontAwesome for icons, ensuring good mobile optimization and accessibility. Analytics are handled by Matomo, configured to respect user privacy by disabling cookies and honoring Do Not Track. Hosting is managed via academic infrastructure (belwue.de), suggesting reliable and secure hosting. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts. The site structure is clear and SEO optimized with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Opportunities exist to modernize security headers and enhance privacy controls.
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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