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Security report for verdi.de

Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft · Government · Germany

Partial score · DNS & email only

75/100

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

The website www.verdi.de represents the Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft (ver.di), a major German trade union focused on advocating for good work conditions, fair wages, work-life balance, and equality. It serves employees primarily in the service sector within Germany, positioning itself as a leading labor organization. The site content is professional, well-branded, and targets union members and workers seeking labor representation and support. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies including JavaScript, CSS, and integrates social sharing and cookie consent tools, hosted on German infrastructure. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS enforced and cookie consent implemented, but lacks visible advanced security headers or published security policies. Privacy compliance is partial, with cookie consent but no explicit privacy or terms of service pages detected in the provided content. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professionally maintained, suitable for its audience and purpose.

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3 of 7 checks could not complete. The site may be unreachable or blocking automated scans, so the results below cover only what could be checked. Try a rescan later.

NIS2 and GDPR posture

NIS2 outside view
Not assessed
GDPR outside view
Not assessed

Both readouts depend on the site's pages, which could not be loaded in this scan.

Priority findings

1 finding rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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
67
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
100
Average
77
After the cap
75

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • GDPR outside view: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

ver.di operates as a large, essential entity within the German labor market, representing service sector employees. Its business model is non-profit and advocacy-based, focusing on collective bargaining and labor rights. The organization benefits from strong market positioning as a leading union, with a clear target audience of workers and union members. The website supports this with relevant content and digital tools. While no direct revenue streams or subsidiaries were identified, the union likely relies on membership dues and government interactions. The partnership ecosystem includes hosting providers and consent management services. The site’s digital presence supports growth and member engagement but could improve transparency on privacy and security policies.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a baseline security posture with HTTPS usage and cookie consent mechanisms. However, it lacks explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options, and no incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is published. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The absence of a security.txt or contact channels for security incidents indicates room for improvement in incident response readiness. Overall, the security maturity is moderate, suitable for a public-facing union site but could be enhanced to meet higher compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service to improve transparency and GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information, including a security.txt file.
  4. Ensure all forms include anti-CSRF tokens and input validation to prevent injection attacks.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and libraries for vulnerabilities and update them accordingly.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft
Description
ver.di ist die Expertin für gute Arbeit, faire Löhne, Vereinbarkeit von Familie und Beruf, Gleichberechtigung und mehr.
Key services
Labor representation, Collective bargaining, Advocacy for fair wages, Work-life balance support, Equality promotion
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, Shariff-plus (social sharing), Consentmanager.net (cookie consent), Piwik analytics
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by base href https://)
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Piwik (Matomo)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Piwik (Matomo)
Marketing tools
Consentmanager.net
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 targeted to German service sector employees.
  3. Cookie consent is implemented via Consentmanager.net.
  4. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service found in the provided content.
  5. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the truncated HTML.
  6. Social media links are present but not fully enumerated in the truncated content.
  7. Technical stack includes custom fonts, shariff-plus for social sharing, and Piwik analytics.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure found.
  9. WHOIS data is minimal but consistent with hosting provider nameservers.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern front-end stack with custom fonts, CSS, and JavaScript libraries including shariff-plus for social sharing and Consentmanager.net for cookie consent. The CMS appears to be Plone or a similar system based on URL patterns. Hosting is provided by netuse.de, a German hosting provider, consistent with the website’s target country. Performance is moderate with responsive design and mobile optimization evident. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. Accessibility is basic but present. There is no indication of technical debt or legacy technologies, but security-related technical enhancements are recommended.
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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 75/100Medium16 findings · partial scanView report
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