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Security report for youth.lu

Service national de la jeunesse · Government · Luxembourg

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, DNS health and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Youth.lu is an official youth service platform operated under Luxembourg's national youth service. It provides informational resources including directories of youth organizations, chalet information, and funding opportunities for youth projects. The website targets youth and youth organizations within Luxembourg, positioning itself as a government-affiliated non-profit service platform. Technically, the site is built on Drupal 8 with common web technologies such as jQuery and Bootstrap, and uses Piwik for analytics. The site is moderately optimized for mobile and basic in accessibility and SEO. Security posture is average with no detected security headers and no visible vulnerabilities, but lacks privacy and cookie policies, which impacts GDPR compliance. Contact information is clearly provided, enhancing business credibility. Overall, the site is safe for general audiences and does not contain adult or explicit content.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 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

7 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

  2. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • Critical

      DNS Resolution Failed

      Unable to resolve domain A records

      What to do: Verify domain is properly configured and not expired

  3. 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';…

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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
95
Security headers
30
Email security
70
DNS health
55
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
63

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 platform serves as a government-backed informational hub for youth-related services in Luxembourg. It leverages partnerships with related domains such as echwellechkann.lu and chalets.lu to provide comprehensive resources. The business model is service-oriented, focusing on providing free access to youth organizations and funding information. The site’s market position is that of an official national youth service, which lends it credibility and trust. The lack of commercial advertising and affiliate programs aligns with its non-profit/government nature. Growth indicators are limited due to the site being currently deactivated and content migrated elsewhere. The partnership ecosystem includes related Luxembourg youth service sites, but no commercial partners are evident.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS implied but not explicitly confirmed in the HTML content. No security headers such as CSP, HSTS, or X-Frame-Options were detected, which are recommended to improve security. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates a compliance gap with GDPR requirements. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, limiting transparency. The use of Piwik analytics suggests some level of user tracking, but no advanced tracking or advertising networks were found. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but could be improved by implementing standard security headers, privacy policies, and incident response contacts.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce HTTPS with strong SSL/TLS configuration.
  2. Add comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to ensure GDPR compliance.
  3. Deploy security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, and X-Frame-Options.
  4. Provide clear incident response and vulnerability disclosure contacts, including security.txt.
  5. Improve accessibility and SEO metadata to enhance user experience and search visibility.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Service national de la jeunesse
Description
Official youth service platform providing information and resources for youth organizations, chalets, and funding opportunities in Luxembourg.
Key services
Directory of youth organizations, Information on chalets, Funding opportunities for youth projects
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
Drupal 8, jQuery, Bootstrap, Piwik analytics
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
50/100

Analytics and tracking

Services
Piwik
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Piwik
Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is currently deactivated with a notice about migration of content to other sites.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  3. Contact information is clearly provided in the footer.
  4. Site uses Drupal 8 CMS with multiple CSS and JS libraries loaded.
  5. Piwik analytics is used for tracking.
  6. No social media links or security policies detected.
  7. No forms present on the front page or in the provided HTML.
  8. No security headers detected in the HTML content.
  9. No DNSSEC information found in WHOIS data.
  10. Site content is safe and appropriate for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal 8 CMS, utilizing a variety of CSS and JavaScript libraries including Bootstrap and jQuery. The presence of Piwik analytics indicates active user tracking. The site shows moderate performance and good mobile optimization but basic accessibility and SEO. The HTML structure is valid and includes meta viewport tags for responsiveness. However, no advanced performance optimization or modern frameworks beyond Drupal and Bootstrap are detected. The site is currently deactivated with a notice about content migration, which may impact user engagement and SEO. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. Technical debt appears moderate due to lack of updated security practices and missing policies.
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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