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Security report for uni-paderborn.de

Universität Paderborn · Education · Germany

Partial score · DNS & email only

65/100

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

Universität Paderborn is a German public university providing education and information technology services primarily to students, faculty, and academic staff. The website currently displays a technical problem message indicating temporary unavailability of normal services. The institution is positioned regionally within Germany's education sector and operates under the German research network infrastructure. Technically, the website is minimalistic with no detected modern frameworks, CMS, or analytics tools. The hosting is consistent with the German research network (DFN). The site lacks HTTPS information and security headers, and the content is limited to a maintenance notice, resulting in poor performance and user experience metrics. From a security perspective, the site does not present any immediate vulnerabilities but lacks essential security best practices such as HTTPS, security headers, and privacy policies. The WHOIS data aligns with a legitimate educational institution, supporting the domain's legitimacy. Overall, the website is currently in a degraded state due to technical issues, with significant room for improvement in security, privacy compliance, and user experience. Strategic recommendations include restoring full website functionality, implementing HTTPS, adding privacy and cookie policies, and enhancing security posture.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
Checks completed
6of 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
Email security
60
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
65

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

Add-on

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

Total records
3,498
Employees
35
Customers
2,861
Third parties
602
Weak passwords
10%

Latest record dated 2026-06-16 · 119 subdomains affected

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  • –adfs.ad.uni-paderborn.de2026-06-16
  • –webmail.uni-paderborn.de2026-06-10
  • –dbis.chat.cs.uni-paderborn.de2026-06-09
  • –adfs.ad.uni-paderborn.de2026-06-04
  • –adfs.ad.uni-paderborn.de2026-06-02

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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 Universität Paderborn operates as a large educational institution in Germany, serving the academic community with education and IT services. Its business model is public and non-commercial, focused on education and research. The university's market position is regional with a stable presence. The website's current state limits insight into revenue streams or partnerships. The contact information and domain registration data confirm institutional legitimacy. Growth indicators and partnerships are not discernible from the current website content.

Security posture

The security posture is currently weak due to the absence of HTTPS, security headers, and privacy policies. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are evident. The lack of security best practices exposes the site to potential risks if exploited. However, no explicit vulnerabilities or malware indicators were found. Compliance with GDPR and other regulations is not demonstrated on the landing page. Incident response readiness appears minimal based on available data.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate to secure all communications.
  2. Add comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to comply with GDPR and inform users.
  3. Restore full website functionality to provide complete content and services.
  4. Introduce security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS.
  5. Establish and publish incident response and vulnerability disclosure procedures.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Universität Paderborn
Description
University providing education and information technology services.
Key services
Education, Information and media technology services
Content quality
poor
Branding
moderate

Technology

Performance
slow
Mobile
poor
Accessibility
poor
SEO
poor

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
poor
User experience
poor
Content relevance
poor
Navigation
poor
Professionalism
poor
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website currently displays a maintenance/technical problem message in German and English.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the landing page.
  3. Contact information is clearly provided including email, phone, and physical address.
  4. No forms or data collection elements present on the page.
  5. No scripts or external libraries detected in the HTML content.
  6. No social media links or metadata tags present.
  7. Logo is embedded as a base64 SVG image in CSS background.
  8. Page lacks SEO, accessibility, and mobile optimization features.
  9. No security headers or HTTPS information available from provided data.
  10. WHOIS data is minimal but consistent with a legitimate educational institution.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses minimal technical infrastructure with no detected CMS or modern frameworks. The logo is embedded as a base64 SVG in CSS, indicating a custom design approach. Hosting is via the German research network (DFN), which is appropriate for an academic institution. The site lacks mobile optimization, accessibility features, and SEO metadata. Performance is likely slow due to minimal content and lack of optimization. There is an opportunity to modernize the site with responsive design, improved accessibility, and enhanced SEO practices.
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. 65/100Medium35 findingsView report
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