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Security report for uni-osnabrueck.de

Universität Osnabrück · Education · Germany

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Universität Osnabrück is a well-established public university in Germany offering a broad range of academic programs including humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, law, economics, and artificial intelligence. The website serves as a comprehensive portal for prospective and current students, providing detailed information on study programs, application procedures, campus life, and international exchange opportunities. The university positions itself as a regional leader in education with a strong emphasis on accessibility and student support. Technically, the website is built on TYPO3 CMS, a robust open-source content management system, and employs Matomo analytics configured with privacy by design principles. The site includes a cookie consent management system (tarteaucitron.js) ensuring compliance with GDPR requirements. The website is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, reflecting a mature digital infrastructure. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses cookie consent mechanisms effectively. However, it lacks explicit security headers and a published security policy or incident response contact, which are recommended best practices. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. The WHOIS data is privacy protected as per DENIC policies, typical for German domains, with nameservers clearly linked to the university, supporting domain legitimacy. Overall, Universität Osnabrück's website demonstrates a strong balance of content quality, technical implementation, privacy compliance, and business credibility. Strategic improvements include enhancing security headers, publishing a security policy, and adding a vulnerability disclosure channel to further strengthen trust and security posture.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 100 · Medium
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

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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"

    • 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';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • 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

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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
85
Security headers
30
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention uni-osnabrueck.de, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
1,837
Employees
32
Customers
1,483
Third parties
322
Weak passwords
11%

Latest record dated 2026-06-02 · 81 subdomains affected

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  • –portal.ikw.uni-osnabrueck.de2026-06-02
  • –experimente.uni-osnabrueck.de2026-05-26
  • –hisinone.dienste.uni-osnabrueck.de2026-05-18
  • –www-assist.rz.uni-osnabrueck.de2026-05-15
  • –myshare.uni-osnabrueck.de2026-05-13

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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 operates in the education sector, targeting students, researchers, and international academics. Its business model is public education and research provision, funded primarily through government and public sources. The website reflects a comprehensive academic offering and student services, indicating a mature institution with a broad market reach. The use of privacy-focused analytics and cookie management suggests a commitment to data protection and regulatory compliance. The absence of commercial advertising or affiliate programs aligns with its public educational mission. The university's partnerships and external links to academic and service providers support its ecosystem. Growth indicators include international programs and digital service enhancements.

Security posture

The security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and privacy-respecting analytics. The presence of a cookie consent banner and detailed cookie categories shows GDPR awareness. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and a published security policy or incident response contacts are gaps. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms were found, limiting transparency for security researchers. No exposed credentials or vulnerable libraries were detected. Overall, the site is secure but could improve by adopting additional security best practices and formalizing incident response communication.

Recommendations

  1. Implement security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and provide dedicated incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  3. Add a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
  5. Enhance monitoring and logging to detect and respond to potential security incidents promptly.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Universität Osnabrück
Description
Die Universität Osnabrück ist eine Hochschule mit breitem Studienangebot in den Bereichen Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Jura, Geisteswissenschaften, Sozialwissenschaften, Naturwissenschaften, Künstliche Intelligenz (KI), Lehramt und mehr. Bewirb dich jetzt und entdecke unser Campusleben!
Key services
Undergraduate and graduate degree programs, International student exchange, Research and doctoral programs, Student support and counseling
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, Matomo Analytics, tarteaucitron.js (cookie consent management)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent management implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo (privacy by design)
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
excellent

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
excellent

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 information.
  2. Strong privacy and cookie consent mechanisms are implemented.
  3. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  4. WHOIS data is privacy protected as per DENIC policy, typical for German domains.
  5. No security.txt or explicit security policy found, an area for improvement.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses TYPO3 CMS, a mature and widely used open-source content management system suitable for complex academic sites. The integration of Matomo analytics with privacy by design and tarteaucitron.js for cookie consent demonstrates a modern approach to privacy compliance. The site is mobile responsive and accessible, with good SEO practices evident from meta tags and structured navigation. Performance is moderate, likely due to the complexity and volume of content. Hosting details are not explicit but nameservers indicate university-managed infrastructure. Opportunities exist to modernize security headers and improve incident response readiness to reduce technical risks.
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. 71/100Medium32 findingsView report
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