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Security report for landwirtschaftliche-rentenbank.de

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank · Finance · Germany

Medium risk. 2 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank is a central refinancing institution serving the German agricultural and food industry sectors. It operates as a promotional bank offering specialized loans and refinancing services tailored to agribusiness needs. The website presents a professional and consistent brand image, targeting stakeholders within Germany's agricultural finance market. The technical infrastructure includes modern JavaScript and CSS technologies, with integration of etracker analytics and a Cognigy-powered chatbot for enhanced user interaction. Hosting is managed via Ecotel nameservers, indicating a stable and professional hosting environment. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and some privacy considerations such as disabling cookies for analytics, though explicit privacy and cookie policies are not found in the analyzed content. Overall, the website is trustworthy and well-positioned within its niche, but could improve privacy compliance and security header implementation.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 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

2 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 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 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

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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
72
Security headers
40
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
72

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 Rentenbank holds a central role in Germany's agricultural finance ecosystem, providing refinancing and promotional banking services. Its market position as a specialized institution for the agribusiness sector gives it a competitive advantage. The business model focuses on supporting agriculture and food industry stakeholders through tailored credit products. The website's content and structure reflect a focus on professional communication with its target audience, though explicit contact and compliance information is limited in the provided data. The presence of modern customer engagement tools like chatbots indicates a commitment to digital maturity. No direct partnerships or subsidiaries were identified from the content, but the domain and hosting setup suggest a well-established operation.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and disables cookies for the etracker analytics domain, demonstrating awareness of privacy and security best practices. However, no explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options were detected in the provided content, which could enhance protection against common web vulnerabilities. The absence of explicit privacy and cookie policies, as well as incident response contacts, indicates gaps in compliance and security transparency. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were identified. The use of third-party scripts like etracker and Cognigy chatbot should be regularly audited to mitigate risks. Overall, the security posture is good but could be strengthened with additional headers and clearer policy disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Publish and clearly link comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Implement a cookie consent mechanism to inform users and obtain consent for tracking.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to enhance security.
  4. Provide explicit contact information for security incidents and data protection officer details.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and update dependencies to avoid vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank
Description
Das zentrale Refinanzierungsinstitut der deutschen Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft mit Förderauftrag stellt sich und seine speziellen Kredite vor.
Key services
Specialized loans, Refinancing services, Agricultural promotion banking
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, etracker analytics, Cognigy webchat
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Disabling cookies for etracker on domain
  • Use of async and defer for scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
etracker
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
etracker
Marketing tools
Cognigy webchat
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is in German language targeting German agribusiness sector.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found in provided content.
  3. Contact information and security policies are not explicitly present in the analyzed HTML snippet.
  4. Use of etracker analytics with cookie disabling indicates some privacy consideration but lacks full cookie consent mechanism.
  5. Use of Cognigy chatbot suggests modern customer interaction tools.
  6. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  7. WHOIS data shows standard domain status and nameservers consistent with hosting provider Ecotel.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses standard web technologies including HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript, with integration of etracker analytics and Cognigy chatbot for user engagement and tracking. The hosting is managed through Ecotel nameservers, indicating a professional hosting environment. Performance appears moderate with deferred and async script loading. Mobile optimization is good, and basic accessibility features are present. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. However, no CMS or specific frameworks were identified. Technical debt appears low, but improvements in security headers and privacy compliance are recommended to reduce risk and enhance user trust.
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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