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Security report for gold.de

Finance · Germany

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

GOLD.DE operates as Germany's leading gold price comparison portal, offering consumers a platform to compare prices from over 40,000 gold coins and bars sold by certified dealers. The website targets German-speaking investors and collectors interested in purchasing or selling gold securely and at competitive prices. Its market position is strong within the niche of precious metals price comparison in Germany. Technically, the website leverages Cloudflare for DNS and likely CDN services, ensuring reliable hosting and performance. It employs Cookiebot for cookie consent management, Google Fonts for typography, FontAwesome for icons, and Google Ads for monetization. The site is mobile-optimized and includes proper SEO meta tags and Open Graph data, contributing to good digital maturity. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses a cookie consent mechanism, but lacks visible advanced security headers and published security policies. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. Privacy compliance is supported by the Cookiebot consent banner, though no explicit privacy policy or terms of service were found in the analyzed content. Overall, GOLD.DE presents a professional and trustworthy online presence with moderate to good technical and security posture. Strategic improvements in publishing comprehensive privacy and security policies, enhancing security headers, and providing clear contact information would further strengthen its compliance and trustworthiness.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 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. 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. 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 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

  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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  • 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
75
Security headers
20
Email security
60
DNS health
55
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
66

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

GOLD.DE's business model centers on providing a comprehensive price comparison service for gold coins and bars, aggregating offers from certified dealers. This positions the company as a trusted intermediary in the precious metals market, catering primarily to retail investors and collectors in Germany. The platform's competitive advantage lies in its extensive database of over 40,000 products and its emphasis on certified sellers, enhancing buyer confidence. Revenue streams likely include affiliate commissions from dealers and advertising via Google Ads. The presence of Cookiebot indicates attention to privacy compliance, which is critical in the European market. The company appears to maintain a focused partnership ecosystem with certified gold dealers, though no explicit partner domains were identified. Growth indicators include strong SEO optimization and mobile responsiveness, facilitating user acquisition. However, the absence of visible contact details and detailed corporate information may limit deeper business intelligence insights.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a baseline security posture with enforced HTTPS and a cookie consent mechanism via Cookiebot, indicating compliance with GDPR cookie requirements. However, the lack of visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options suggests room for improvement in mitigating common web vulnerabilities. No incident response or security policy information is published, and no vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file was found, which could hinder coordinated vulnerability management. The absence of exposed sensitive data and the use of Cloudflare for DNS and CDN services provide a degree of protection against common attacks. Overall, the security maturity is moderate, with recommendations to enhance header configurations, publish security policies, and establish clear incident response contacts to improve resilience and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and configure comprehensive HTTP security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  2. Publish a detailed privacy policy and terms of service accessible from the homepage to improve transparency and compliance.
  3. Establish and publicize a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible security reporting.
  4. Provide clear contact information including email and phone numbers for customer support and security incident reporting.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries to ensure no vulnerable components are included.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Günstig Gold kaufen & verkaufen im führenden Gold Preisvergleich ✓ Sicher: Nur zertifizierte Händler ✓ Vergleiche Preise von über 40.000 Münzen und Barren
Key services
Gold price comparison, Certified gold dealer listings, Price comparison for over 40,000 coins and bars
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Cloudflare (DNS and likely CDN), Cookiebot (cookie consent management), FontAwesome (icon fonts), Open Sans font from Google Fonts, Swiper (carousel/slider library), Google Ads scripts
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by canonical URL and Cloudflare usage)
  • Cookie consent banner implemented

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads
Tracking pixels
Cookiebot
Marketing tools
Cookiebot
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional gold price comparison portal targeting German consumers.
  2. Cookie consent is managed by Cookiebot with a visible consent dialog.
  3. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service found in the provided HTML snippet.
  4. No direct contact information (email, phone, address) found in the provided content.
  5. Uses Cloudflare for DNS and likely CDN services.
  6. Includes Google Ads scripts indicating monetization via advertising.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy detected.
  8. No explicit security headers detected in the provided data.
  9. Website content is in German language with proper meta tags and Open Graph data.
  10. No adult or NSFW content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack including Cloudflare for DNS and CDN, Cookiebot for consent management, Google Fonts, FontAwesome, and Swiper for UI components. Google Ads scripts indicate monetization through advertising. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and includes proper SEO meta tags and Open Graph data. Performance is moderate, likely benefiting from CDN usage but could be further optimized. Accessibility features are basic but present. No CMS or backend platform was explicitly detected from the provided data. The technical infrastructure is solid but could benefit from enhanced security configurations and more detailed metadata for business and compliance information.
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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