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Security report for 116117.de

Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung (KBV) · Healthcare · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.116117.de is the official patient service platform operated by the Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung (KBV) in Germany, providing comprehensive medical on-call services, appointment booking, and healthcare information. It serves as a critical public healthcare resource, offering 24/7 telephone medical advice and digital tools such as symptom assessment and doctor search. The platform is well-positioned as the national gateway for non-emergency medical assistance, targeting patients across Germany. Technically, the website employs modern web standards including HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript with jQuery, hosted on Akamai CDN infrastructure for performance and reliability. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, with multilingual support and accessibility features such as sign language and easy language options. Privacy and cookie consent mechanisms are robustly implemented, reflecting compliance with GDPR requirements. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and employs cookie consent banners but lacks explicit security headers and public security policies or incident response disclosures. No vulnerabilities or sensitive data exposures were detected in the content. The WHOIS data and hosting details align with a legitimate, professionally managed government healthcare service domain. Overall, the website demonstrates a high level of professionalism, trustworthiness, and compliance, with minor recommendations to enhance security headers and publish security policies. The risk profile is low, making it a reliable and safe resource for healthcare information and services in Germany.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
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. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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 Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • 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';…

  3. 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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  • 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
42
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
60

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 116117.de, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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 platform is a large-scale essential healthcare service operated by KBV, a key German healthcare association. It holds a strong market position as the official provider of the 116117 medical on-call number services. The business model is public service-oriented, focusing on patient support and healthcare navigation rather than commercial revenue. Key services include emergency medical advice, doctor and psychotherapist search, appointment booking, and health information dissemination. The target audience is broad, encompassing all patients in Germany needing medical assistance outside regular office hours. The platform benefits from partnerships with regional healthcare providers and integrates with other official health services. Growth indicators include digital app offerings and multilingual accessibility, enhancing reach and usability.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS and a comprehensive cookie consent mechanism supporting GDPR compliance. However, it lacks explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, and X-Frame-Options, which could further harden the site against common web attacks. There is no publicly available security policy or incident response contact information, which is a gap in transparency and readiness. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found, and the use of Akamai CDN suggests robust infrastructure protection. Overall, the security maturity is good but could be improved by adopting additional HTTP security headers and publishing vulnerability disclosure guidelines.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce HTTP security headers including CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against web-based attacks.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Consider adding a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure page to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerabilities are introduced.
  5. Maintain and update cookie consent mechanisms to align with evolving privacy regulations and user expectations.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Kassenärztliche Bundesvereinigung (KBV)
Description
Egal ob ärztlicher Notdienst (Bereitschaftsdienst), Arztsuche oder Terminvereinbarung: Sie finden hier alle Services der 116117.
Key services
Medical on-call service (ärztlicher Bereitschaftsdienst), Patient symptom self-assessment (Patienten-Navi), Bereitschaftspraxis (on-call medical practices) search, Doctor and psychotherapist search, Online appointment booking, Telephone medical advice via 116117
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
excellent
SEO
good

Security

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

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible and not blocked by WAF or security mechanisms.
  2. Content is comprehensive, professionally presented, and targeted at German healthcare patients.
  3. Strong privacy and cookie consent mechanisms are implemented.
  4. No explicit security policy or incident response information publicly available.
  5. No visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data.
  6. Social media presence on major platforms with official accounts.
  7. Use of Akamai CDN for hosting and performance optimization.
  8. No advertising or tracking services detected beyond cookie consent.
  9. Website is mobile optimized and accessible with language options and accessibility features.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern, standards-compliant technology stack using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript with jQuery. It leverages Akamai CDN for hosting, which provides performance optimization and global content delivery. The site is fully responsive and optimized for mobile devices, with accessibility features such as language selection, sign language support, and easy language options. SEO is well addressed with appropriate meta tags and Open Graph metadata. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Performance is moderate to good, with no broken elements or errors observed. Opportunities exist to modernize JavaScript usage by reducing reliance on jQuery and adopting newer frameworks or vanilla JS for improved performance and maintainability.
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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