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Security report for erneuerbarekraftstoffe.de

Bundesministerium für Digitales und Verkehr (BMV) · Energy · Germany

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

51/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website erneuerbarekraftstoffe.de is an official German government initiative managed by the Bundesministerium für Digitales und Verkehr (BMV). It focuses on promoting renewable fuels through a comprehensive funding and development program aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector. The site provides detailed information on various funding measures, development platforms, and market ramp-up strategies for renewable fuels such as advanced biofuels and power-to-liquid fuels. The target audience includes policymakers, industry stakeholders, researchers, and applicants for funding programs. Technically, the site is built on WordPress with Elementor and supports multilingual content, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. Security posture is good with HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms in place, though explicit privacy and terms of service policies are not found. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and aligned with government standards, but could improve privacy compliance documentation.

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

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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';…

  2. 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

  3. DNS health

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

    • High

      Weak SPF Policy

      SPF record has permissive policy allowing any server to send email

      What to do: Use -all or ~all qualifier for better email security

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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
85
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
45
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
68
Average
51

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 site represents a key government effort to accelerate the adoption of renewable fuels in Germany's transport sector, addressing regulatory and economic barriers through targeted funding. Its market position is authoritative, backed by the federal ministry, and it serves as a central hub for information and application processes related to renewable fuel projects. The business model is non-commercial, focusing on public sector funding and policy implementation. The presence of social media links to official ministry accounts enhances transparency and outreach. The site’s content quality and navigation support effective communication with stakeholders, reinforcing its role in Germany’s climate protection strategy.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a solid security foundation with enforced HTTPS, use of security-conscious plugins like Borlabs Cookie for consent management, and no visible exposure of sensitive data or vulnerable libraries. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as X-Frame-Options and Content-Security-Policy in the HTML source suggests room for improvement. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, which is common for government informational sites but could be enhanced for transparency. Overall, the security posture is adequate for its informational purpose but should be regularly audited and updated to maintain resilience.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a clear and comprehensive privacy policy page to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  2. Add a terms of service page to clarify user rights and responsibilities.
  3. Implement and verify security headers like X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Content-Security-Policy.
  4. Consider publishing vulnerability disclosure and incident response contact information to enhance transparency.
  5. Regularly update WordPress core and plugins to mitigate security risks and maintain performance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bundesministerium für Digitales und Verkehr (BMV)
Description
Das Gesamtkonzept für erneuerbare Kraftstoffe des Bundesministeriums für Digitales und Verkehr umfasst Fördermaßnahmen zur Weiterentwicklung und Markthochlauf erneuerbarer Kraftstoffe mit technologieoffenem und verkehrsträgerübergreifendem Ansatz.
Key services
Förderung Entwicklung regenerativer Kraftstoffe, Entwicklungsplattform für Power-to-Liquid-Kraftstoffe, Investitionen in Erzeugungsanlagen, Markthochlauf von strombasiertem Kerosin
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress 6.8.3, Elementor 3.25.6, jQuery 3.7.1, Sitepress Multilingual CMS (WPML), Borlabs Cookie, Loftloader Lite, BXW Agency Plugin, FontAwesome icons, Swiper.js
Frameworks
WordPress, Elementor
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Borlabs Cookie for consent management
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo (implied by Borlabs Cookie script)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Borlabs Cookie (consent management)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a German government initiative focused on renewable fuels.
  2. Content is comprehensive about funding programs and development projects.
  3. No privacy policy page explicitly found, but cookie consent is implemented.
  4. No terms of service or security policy pages detected.
  5. Contact information is primarily via contact page and social media links.
  6. Uses modern WordPress CMS with Elementor and multilingual support.
  7. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  8. Good HTTPS and basic security practices observed.
  9. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern WordPress CMS with Elementor page builder and several plugins for multilingual support, cookie consent, and UI enhancements. The tech stack includes jQuery and FontAwesome icons, with custom CSS and JS files loaded. Hosting appears to be with your-server.de based on nameservers. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and SEO practices. Accessibility is basic but could be improved. The site uses HTTPS with a good SSL configuration. No critical technical issues or vulnerabilities were detected in the provided HTML content.
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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