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Security report for archeholz.com

ARCHE Thomas Tschechne · Retail · Germany

High risk. 5 critical or high findings in Network security, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

49/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Archeholz is a specialized retailer and manufacturer of solid wood flooring, terrace wood, and wood facades, focusing on ethically sourced native woods from Europe and North America. Established in 1985, the company serves end customers, trade professionals, and wood dealers with a direct-to-customer e-commerce model that emphasizes personalized offers and factory-direct pricing. The website is professionally designed, multilingual, and provides detailed product information and customer reviews, enhancing trust and user engagement. Technically, the website runs on a customized modified eCommerce platform based on xt:Commerce, utilizing modern technologies such as Bootstrap 5 and jQuery. It features responsive design, accessibility considerations, and cookie consent mechanisms aligned with GDPR requirements. Performance is moderate, with lazy loading for images and a clean navigation structure. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and secure form handling, though the absence of HTTP security headers and incident response contacts suggests room for improvement. The lack of WHOIS registration data for the domain is a notable concern, potentially impacting trustworthiness despite the professional web presence. Overall, Archeholz presents a credible and well-maintained online presence for its niche market, but should address domain registration transparency and enhance security headers to strengthen its security and compliance posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
95/ 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

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
  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 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
    • High

      SSL Certificate Expires Soon

      SSL certificate expires in 15 days

      What to do: Renew SSL certificate before expiration

      • NIS2 21(2)(h)
      • IR 2024/2690 9.2(c): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 9.2(c): Cryptography
      • NIST SC-17: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-17: Public Key Infrastructure Certificates

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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
62
Security headers
60
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
95
Average
58
After the cap
49

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 · found on this site
  • 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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Leaked records that mention archeholz.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
2
Employees
0
Customers
2
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
0%

2 subdomains affected

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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

Archeholz occupies a niche market in the retail and manufacturing sector for high-quality solid wood flooring and related wood products. Its competitive advantage lies in direct factory deliveries, ethical sourcing policies, and a long-standing reputation since 1985. The business model focuses on personalized customer inquiries rather than direct online ordering, which may limit scale but enhances customer service quality. The company targets both private consumers and trade professionals, including wood dealers, primarily in Germany and neighboring countries. The website supports multiple languages and shipping countries, indicating a regional European market focus. The partnership with modified-shop.org for e-commerce software suggests a reliance on open-source solutions customized for their needs. Growth indicators include a broad product range and positive customer reviews. However, the missing WHOIS data and lack of social media presence may limit broader market visibility and trust signals.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS, secure login forms, and GDPR-compliant cookie consent mechanisms. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. However, the absence of HTTP security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. There is no visible security.txt or dedicated incident response contact information, which could hinder vulnerability reporting and incident management. The WHOIS data absence raises concerns about domain ownership transparency, which is a critical trust factor. Overall, the site is secure for typical e-commerce operations but would benefit from enhanced security headers, documented incident response processes, and domain registration clarity to improve its security maturity and compliance with best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Implement standard HTTP security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to strengthen browser security.
  2. Publish a security.txt file and provide clear incident response contact information to facilitate vulnerability disclosure and incident handling.
  3. Verify and update domain WHOIS registration to ensure transparency and trustworthiness of domain ownership.
  4. Conduct regular security audits of third-party libraries and dependencies to identify and remediate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance marketing and trust signals by establishing verified social media profiles and obtaining relevant certifications.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
ARCHE Thomas Tschechne
Description
Archeholz specializes in high-quality solid wood flooring (Massivholzdielen), terrace wood, and wood facades made from native woods for indoor and outdoor use. They supply ethically sourced woods from European and North American origins, explicitly excluding tropical rainforest wood. The company offers extra long and wide floorboards and delivers directly from the factory without intermediaries.
Key services
Massivholzdielen (solid wood floorboards), Terrassenholz (terrace wood), Holzfassaden (wood facades), Custom long and wide floorboards, Consultation and personalized offers
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap 5, jQuery, FontAwesome, LazySizes (lazy loading images), jQuery ResCarousel, Cookie consent management (oil.js)
Frameworks
Bootstrap 5
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent with opt-in/out
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure login form with password toggle

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is in German with multilingual support.
  3. E-commerce platform is customized and based on open-source software.
  4. Privacy and cookie policies are implemented with consent mechanisms.
  5. Contact information is clearly provided with emails and phone numbers.
  6. No social media links detected.
  7. No security.txt or incident response contacts found.
  8. WHOIS data is missing, which is a concern for domain legitimacy.
  9. Website uses HTTPS with no visible security issues.
  10. Customer reviews add trust signals.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a customized modified eCommerce platform derived from xt:Commerce, leveraging Bootstrap 5 for responsive design and jQuery for interactivity. It uses lazy loading for images to optimize performance and includes accessibility features such as keyboard navigation and ARIA labels. The site is multilingual with language and shipping country selectors, enhancing user experience for a European audience. The technical stack is modern but could be improved by adding HTTP security headers and optimizing performance further. Hosting provider details are not discernible from the content. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a stable and user-friendly e-commerce experience with moderate performance and good mobile optimization.
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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