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Security report for uni-paderborn.de

Universität Paderborn · Education · Germany

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

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Universität Paderborn is a well-established German university serving approximately 20,000 students, positioned as a strong medium-sized academic institution. The website is built on TYPO3 CMS, reflecting a modern and maintainable technical infrastructure. The site is well-structured, mobile-optimized, and provides content primarily in German with English alternatives, targeting students, researchers, and the academic community. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled but lacks advanced security headers and explicit privacy and cookie policies. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is publicly available, which could be improved to enhance trust and compliance. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and security best practices.

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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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
62
Security headers
75
Email security
60
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
28
Average
65

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-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 university operates in the education sector, focusing on higher education and research services. It targets students and academic professionals, with a business model centered on public education and research funding. The website's market position is solid within Germany's academic landscape. The absence of detailed business registration or VAT information is typical for public universities. The site does not show commercial advertising or affiliate partnerships, indicating a focus on educational content rather than commercial revenue streams. The use of DFN name servers and domain status 'connect' aligns with academic network standards, supporting legitimacy.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS, ensuring encrypted communications. However, it lacks visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and others that enhance protection against common web attacks. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy is present, limiting transparency for security researchers. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates potential GDPR compliance gaps. No tracking or analytics scripts were detected, reducing privacy risks but also limiting user behavior insights. The overall security maturity is moderate, with room for improvement in policy transparency and technical safeguards.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit GDPR compliance statements and consent mechanisms.
  2. Implement security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to strengthen defense against web vulnerabilities.
  3. Create and publish a security.txt file and vulnerability disclosure policy to facilitate responsible reporting and incident response.
  4. Enhance visibility of contact information, including dedicated security and data protection officer contacts.
  5. Regularly audit and update the technology stack and CMS to mitigate risks from outdated components.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Universität Paderborn
Description
Die Universität Paderborn zählt mit rund 20 000 Studierenden zu den leistungsstarken mittelgroßen Universitäten in Deutschland.
Key services
Higher Education, Research, Academic Programs
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
TYPO3 CMS, CSS, JavaScript
Frameworks
TYPO3 CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website uses TYPO3 CMS, a reputable open-source CMS.
  2. Content is in German with English alternate language links.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found in the provided HTML.
  4. No visible contact emails or phone numbers in the main HTML content.
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  6. No advertising or tracking scripts detected.
  7. Website is well structured with good SEO meta tags.
  8. No WAF or security challenge detected.
  9. WHOIS data shows domain status 'connect' and uses DFN name servers, consistent with German academic networks.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by TYPO3 CMS, a robust open-source content management system widely used in academia. The site uses compressed CSS assets and includes multiple CSS files for styling and UI components. The HTML is well-formed with appropriate meta tags for SEO and social media (Twitter card, canonical links, hreflang). The site is mobile-optimized with viewport settings and responsive CSS. No heavy JavaScript frameworks or analytics tools were detected, suggesting a lightweight front-end. Hosting details are not explicit but DNS uses DFN servers, indicating academic network hosting. Performance is moderate, with potential for optimization by reducing CSS payload and enabling caching strategies.
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. 65/100Medium28 findings · partial scanView report
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