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Security report for bundesbank.de

Deutsche Bundesbank · Finance · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The Deutsche Bundesbank website serves as the official online presence of Germany's central bank, focusing on monetary policy, banking supervision, cash management, and research. It targets a broad audience including financial professionals, researchers, government entities, and the general public. The site is well-structured with comprehensive navigation covering key services and organizational information. Technically, the site employs modern web technologies and privacy-conscious analytics (Matomo) with good mobile optimization and accessibility. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and privacy-respecting analytics, though it lacks explicit security headers and published security policies. The absence of visible privacy and cookie policies suggests room for improvement in compliance. Overall, the site reflects a high level of professionalism and trustworthiness consistent with a national central bank.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
33/ 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

5 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
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
52
Security headers
95
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
33
Average
70

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
781
Employees
0
Customers
741
Third parties
40
Weak passwords
8%

16 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

Deutsche Bundesbank operates as a critical financial institution within Germany and the Eurosystem, providing essential services such as monetary policy implementation, banking supervision, and cash management. Its business model is government-backed and non-commercial, focusing on regulatory and monetary stability functions. The website's content and structure indicate a mature digital presence aimed at transparency and public engagement. The lack of direct contact emails or phone numbers but presence of a contact form aligns with typical government institution practices. The site references partnerships with European Central Bank and other financial entities, reinforcing its authoritative market position.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS and privacy-conscious analytics configuration (disabling cookies and enabling Do Not Track). However, it lacks explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options, which are recommended best practices. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is published, which could enhance transparency and trust. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved with additional headers and published policies.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add standard security headers (Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Publish a security policy or incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Consider adding a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure program to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Maintain and monitor analytics configurations to ensure ongoing privacy compliance and minimal user tracking.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Deutsche Bundesbank
Description
The Deutsche Bundesbank is the central bank of the Federal Republic of Germany. The main business is the monetary policy of the Eurosystem.
Key services
Monetary policy implementation, Banking supervision, Cash management, Research and data services, Payment systems, Numismatics and money museum
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Matomo Analytics, FontAwesome, CSS3, JavaScript
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Do Not Track enabled in analytics
  • Cookies disabled in analytics
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed and well-structured.
  2. Content is comprehensive and relevant to central banking and financial regulation.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found in the provided HTML.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML; contact is via contact form.
  5. Uses Matomo analytics with privacy-respecting settings (Do Not Track, no cookies).
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  7. No signs of adult or questionable content.
  8. WHOIS data is minimal but domain appears legitimate.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack including Matomo analytics for privacy-respecting user tracking and FontAwesome for icons. CSS and JavaScript are used for responsive design and interactive navigation. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible with skip links and ARIA roles. Performance appears moderate with asynchronous script loading. No CMS or specific frameworks were detected from the HTML. Hosting appears stable with domain hosted under bundesbank.de and third-party DNS providers. The site uses canonical and hreflang tags for SEO and multilingual support. Overall, the technical implementation is solid with opportunities for enhanced security headers and privacy disclosures.
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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