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Security report for gentnershop.de

Alfons W. Gentner Verlag GmbH & Co. KG · Media · Germany

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

51/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Gentnershop.de is the online storefront for Alfons W. Gentner Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, a German media house specializing in publications related to craft, technology, and healthy living and working. The website offers subscription services and single-issue sales for various magazines and media products, targeting professionals and businesses in the energy and technical sectors. The company positions itself as a leading media brand in its markets, providing reliable products and solutions to support economic success. Technically, the site is built on Drupal 10 with Commerce 2, integrating modern marketing and privacy management SDKs such as Marfeel and a GDPR consent platform. The website is mobile-optimized and demonstrates good SEO and accessibility practices, though some accessibility features could be improved. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS and uses consent management for GDPR compliance but lacks explicit security headers and published security policies or incident response contacts. The WHOIS data is minimal but shows no signs of privacy protection or suspicious registration, supporting the legitimacy of the domain. Overall, the site is professional, secure, and compliant with privacy regulations, though it could enhance transparency around security policies and incident response.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
45/ 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

7 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. 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 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';…

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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
72
Security headers
40
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
45
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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

Add-on

Leaked records that mention gentnershop.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 business operates in the media sector with a focus on energy and technical industries, offering subscription and direct sales of magazines and digital content. Its target audience includes professionals and companies in these sectors. The company leverages a modern CMS and integrates marketing and privacy tools to support its digital presence. The lack of explicit contact information on the homepage may limit direct customer engagement but is mitigated by clear links to FAQs, contact, and imprint pages. The company maintains a consistent brand image and is positioned as a trusted media provider in Germany. There is no evidence of partnerships or subsidiaries from the website content or WHOIS data.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with mandatory HTTPS, GDPR-compliant consent mechanisms, and secure login forms using OpenID Connect. However, it lacks visible security headers such as CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options, which are recommended to harden the site against common web attacks. There is no published security policy or vulnerability disclosure program, and no incident response contact information is provided. These gaps represent areas for improvement to enhance trust and readiness for security incidents. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce security headers including Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and compliance.
  3. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  4. Provide clear incident response contact information such as security@ or abuse@ email addresses.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve compliance with WCAG standards and user experience for all visitors.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Alfons W. Gentner Verlag GmbH & Co. KG
Description
Gentner is a media house offering reliable products and solutions in the fields of craft, technology, and healthy living and working. The Gentner Shop allows customers to subscribe or purchase individual issues of magazines and other products from various brands.
Key services
Magazine subscriptions, Single issue sales, Product finder assistance
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Commerce 2, Marfeel SDK, Privacy Management SDK, Google Tag Manager
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Consent management platform for GDPR
  • Use of __tcfapi for GDPR consent
  • Secure login form with OpenID Connect

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Marfeel
Tracking pixels
Privacy Management SDK
Marketing tools
Marfeel SDK
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 professional and relevant to media and subscription services.
  3. Good GDPR compliance with consent management platform implemented.
  4. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found on the homepage or footer.
  5. Use of modern CMS (Drupal 10) and integration of marketing and privacy SDKs.
  6. No explicit security policy or incident response information published.
  7. WHOIS data is minimal but domain appears legitimate.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Drupal 10 with Commerce 2, indicating a modern and scalable CMS platform suitable for e-commerce and content management. Integration of Marfeel SDK suggests use of mobile optimization and advertising tools. The presence of a GDPR consent management platform indicates attention to privacy compliance. Hosting is managed via GoDaddy DNS services. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and responsive design. Some technical debt may exist due to missing security headers and limited accessibility features. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports the business model effectively but could benefit from enhanced security and accessibility improvements.
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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