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Security report for aral.de

Aral · Energy · Germany

Low risk. 1 critical or high finding in GDPR outside view.

Security score

86/100

Risk levelLow

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

Aral is a prominent German energy and fuel retail company offering a comprehensive range of services including fuel sales, electric vehicle charging, car wash, and convenience shopping. The website reflects a mature digital presence with clear navigation, consistent branding, and integration of business customer solutions. The company targets both general consumers and business clients, positioning itself as a leading energy retail brand in Germany. Technically, the site is built on Adobe Experience Manager, uses modern JavaScript frameworks, and integrates Google Analytics and Algolia for search and analytics. The site is hosted with Cloudflare DNS services, ensuring good performance and security. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented, though explicit security headers and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are absent. Privacy compliance is well addressed with comprehensive policies and consent mechanisms. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and safe for general audiences.

Scanned

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

1 finding 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.

    • 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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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
100
Security headers
90
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
86

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

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
1,736
Employees
0
Customers
1,734
Third parties
2
Weak passwords
7%

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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

Aral operates in the energy, transportation, and retail sectors, focusing on fuel and electric vehicle charging services. Its business model combines direct retail at fuel stations with digital services such as the mein.aral.de customer portal. The company leverages partnerships like PAYBACK for loyalty programs and maintains a strong social media presence. The website content and structure indicate a large enterprise with a well-established market position in Germany. The integration of sustainability initiatives and digital tools suggests a forward-looking strategy. No direct contact emails or phone numbers are published on the main site, directing users to the customer portal for inquiries, which centralizes customer engagement.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses Cloudflare DNS, contributing to a secure infrastructure. Cookie consent and privacy policies indicate GDPR compliance. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security hardening. No public security policy or incident response information is available, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file is found, which could limit transparency and responsiveness to security issues. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The site uses CSRF protection scripts, enhancing form security. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved with additional headers and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers like CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page to improve transparency and user trust.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting of security issues.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance and user experience for all visitors.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate risks from external libraries.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Aral
Description
An der Ladestation das Elektroauto laden, zur Autowäsche in die Waschanlage, einkaufen oder einfach nur tanken & Kaffee genießen - willkommen bei Aral!
Key services
Fuel sales, Electric vehicle charging, Car wash services, Convenience store shopping, Business customer solutions
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Cloudflare DNS, Algolia Search
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of CSRF protection script

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Algolia Search
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and navigation.
  2. Strong focus on user privacy with cookie consent and privacy policy.
  3. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on main page; contact via external portal mein.aral.de.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and CMS (AEM).
  5. Social media presence is well integrated and consistent.
  6. No visible security policy or incident response information.
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt found.
  8. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Adobe Experience Manager, a robust enterprise CMS, indicating a mature technical infrastructure. It uses modern JavaScript, Google Tag Manager for analytics, and Algolia for search functionality. Hosting and DNS are managed via Cloudflare, providing performance and security benefits. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and lazy loading images. SEO is well addressed with meta tags, Open Graph, and structured data (JSON-LD). Accessibility is basic but present. Performance is moderate, with room for optimization. No critical technical debt or outdated technologies were detected.
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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