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Security report for qs-reha.de

GKV-Spitzenverband · Healthcare · Germany

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Email security, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

QS-Reha® is a government-backed quality assurance platform operated by the GKV-Spitzenverband, focusing on medical rehabilitation quality in Germany. The website provides comprehensive information about the quality assurance procedures, methodologies, and results for various medical indications, targeting healthcare providers and rehabilitation facilities. The platform serves as an official resource for quality data and facility comparisons, supporting transparency and improvement in rehabilitation services. Technically, the website employs modern web standards including HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, with Matomo analytics hosted on their own domain to ensure privacy compliance. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and uses HTTPS with a cookie consent mechanism that respects GDPR requirements. Hosting appears to be managed by ITSG or GKV-Spitzenverband infrastructure, ensuring stable and secure delivery. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates good practices such as HTTPS enforcement and cookie consent management. However, it lacks explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and advanced security headers, which could enhance its security posture. No vulnerabilities or suspicious elements were detected in the content or scripts. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professional, and compliant with privacy regulations, serving its government-mandated role effectively. Strategic improvements in security transparency and incident response readiness are recommended to further strengthen trust and resilience.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 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

4 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. 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

  3. 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
77
Security headers
80
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
70

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

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Dark web exposure

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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 GKV-Spitzenverband operates QS-Reha® as an important government entity in the healthcare sector, focusing on quality assurance for medical rehabilitation. The platform's market position is authoritative within Germany's statutory health insurance system, providing essential services such as quality reporting, facility comparisons, and methodological transparency. The business model is non-commercial, mandated by law, and targets healthcare providers and rehabilitation stakeholders. The website reflects a medium-sized operation with consistent branding and professional content. Partnership with ITSG for hosting and infrastructure is evident. Growth indicators include continuous updates and multiple data collection rounds. The platform's ecosystem is focused on healthcare quality assurance rather than commercial expansion.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and a clear cookie consent mechanism aligned with GDPR. Use of Matomo analytics hosted internally reduces privacy risks. However, the absence of published security policies, incident response contacts, and security.txt files indicates room for improvement in transparency and readiness. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found. Security headers beyond HTTPS are not evident, suggesting potential enhancements. Overall, the site is secure for its purpose but would benefit from formalized security documentation and incident response processes.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
  2. Provide clear incident response contact information, such as a security@ or abuse@ email address.
  3. Implement and configure security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection.
  4. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Maintain and regularly review cookie consent and privacy compliance mechanisms to adapt to evolving regulations.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
GKV-Spitzenverband
Description
QS-Reha® is an established external quality assurance procedure for medical rehabilitation, providing background information, methodology, and quality reports for various medical indications.
Key services
Quality assurance procedures, Publication of quality reports, Facility comparison tools, Provision of instruments and downloads for rehabilitation indications
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, Matomo Analytics
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent mechanism with opt-in for statistics cookies
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of SameSite=Lax for cookies

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Transparency
good

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 in German and targeted at healthcare quality assurance stakeholders.
  3. Clear cookie consent with detailed explanations and opt-in for statistics cookies.
  4. No phone numbers or physical addresses explicitly found in the provided content.
  5. Contact email is a professional GKV-Spitzenverband address.
  6. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  7. Use of Matomo analytics hosted on own domain enhances privacy compliance.
  8. No social media links detected in the provided content.
  9. No terms of service page found.
  10. Website uses HTTPS and modern web standards.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a solid technical foundation using standard web technologies including HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript with jQuery. It integrates Matomo analytics hosted on its own domain, enhancing privacy compliance. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with good SEO practices evident from meta tags and structured navigation. Hosting is likely managed by ITSG or GKV-Spitzenverband infrastructure, ensuring reliability. Performance is moderate with deferred and async script loading. No CMS or advanced frameworks were detected, indicating a custom or lightweight solution. Technical risks are minimal but could be reduced further by adding security headers and formalizing security documentation.
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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