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Security report for handelsregisterauszug-deutschland.de

Other · Germany

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

47/100

Risk levelHigh

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

The website www.handelsregisterauszug-deutschland.de provides an online service for ordering official German commercial register extracts (Handelsregisterauszug) including notarized versions, certified English translations, and apostille certifications. It targets businesses, legal professionals, and individuals requiring official company data from German register courts. The service emphasizes fast delivery, no registration requirement, and a guarantee of no cost if no data is found. The business operates in a niche market segment focused on official document retrieval and certification within Germany. Technically, the website is built on the Drupal CMS platform, utilizing jQuery and client-side validation libraries. It employs Cloudflare for DNS and likely CDN services, enhancing availability and security. The site includes form validation, CAPTCHA to prevent spam, and IBAN validation with automatic BIC detection, indicating attention to data accuracy and user input security. However, no advanced security headers or explicit SSL configuration details were found in the provided data. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates moderate maturity with client-side protections and spam prevention but lacks published security policies, incident response contacts, and cookie consent mechanisms required for full GDPR compliance. The absence of security headers and limited visible server-side security measures suggest room for improvement. No vulnerabilities or malware indicators were detected in the analysis. Overall, the website is functional, professionally presented, and serves a clear business purpose with moderate technical and security posture. Strategic improvements in security headers, privacy compliance, and transparency would enhance trust and compliance with regulatory standards.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
28/ 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

8 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

  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 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';…

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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
15
Email security
65
DNS health
70
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
28
Average
47

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 business operates as a small, specialized online service provider in the German legal and business information sector. It offers official commercial register extracts with additional notarization and translation services, catering primarily to companies, law firms, notaries, and private individuals needing authenticated company data. The business model is transactional, charging fees for document retrieval and certification. The website positions itself as a fast, reliable source with a guarantee of no charge if data is unavailable, which is a competitive advantage. The lack of visible parent company or subsidiaries suggests an independent operation. The partnership ecosystem is minimal, with Cloudflare providing infrastructure support. Growth indicators are not explicit but the service addresses a consistent demand for official business documents in Germany.

Security posture

The security posture is moderate. The website uses HTTPS (implied by Cloudflare usage) and client-side validation with CAPTCHA to reduce spam and input errors. IBAN validation and automatic BIC detection improve data integrity. However, the absence of HTTP security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options) and no published security or incident response policies reduce the overall security maturity. No vulnerability disclosures or security.txt files are present. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy but no cookie consent mechanism. Incident response readiness and security culture indicators are not visible. The site would benefit from enhanced server-side security controls, transparency, and compliance measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and enforce HTTP security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options to mitigate common web attacks.
  2. Establish and publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  3. Add a cookie consent mechanism to comply fully with GDPR and enhance user privacy protections.
  4. Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments to identify and remediate potential risks.
  5. Enhance privacy compliance by detailing data retention policies and providing clear user data rights information.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
Aktueller Handelsregisterauszug vom Amtsgericht hier bequem online bestellen. Firmendaten aus den zuständigen Registergerichten.
Key services
Official Handelsregisterauszug ordering, Notarized extracts, English certified translations, Apostille certification, Additional document options (historical extracts, shareholder lists, insolvency checks)
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Drupal CMS, iban-to-bic.js
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • Form validation client-side with jQuery Validate
  • CAPTCHA to prevent spam
  • IBAN validation and automatic BIC detection

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website offers official German commercial register extracts online with notarization and translation options.
  2. No privacy or cookie consent banner detected despite GDPR relevant data collection.
  3. Contact information limited to phone and contact form; no direct email address visible.
  4. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  5. Uses Drupal CMS with jQuery and client-side validation.
  6. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  7. Pricing and service options clearly presented with form validation and CAPTCHA.
  8. No social media links found.
  9. No security headers or advanced security configurations detected in provided data.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal CMS with jQuery and uses client-side validation libraries including jquery-validate and conditional fields modules. It integrates iban-to-bic.js for IBAN validation and BIC auto-detection, improving form data accuracy. Hosting and DNS are managed via Cloudflare, providing CDN and security benefits. The site includes CAPTCHA for spam prevention. Performance is moderate with basic mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is basic with meta keywords and description tags but no advanced structured data or Open Graph tags detected. The site lacks modern security headers and advanced analytics or tracking tools, indicating a focus on simplicity and privacy. Technical debt appears low but modernization opportunities exist in security and privacy compliance areas.
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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