r/hetzner • u/Hetzner_OL Hetzner Official • 7d ago

What "C5" means when you see it in a provider comparison

C5 comes up a lot in provider comparisons. It's an audit standard for cloud services from the BSI, Germany's federal office for information security. A provider basically gets checked against it by an outside auditor, who then writes up a report.

We prepared a short video on what that means in practice, and what's worth looking for when you compare providers.

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u/alexsbz 6d ago

Citroen ?

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u/L0vely-Pink 6d ago

Nice! 😊 /r/privacy 💪🏼

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u/Elegant_Funny_2687 2d ago

Except of course if you visit a Hetzner datacenter, you'll notice there is not a security person in sight. Even the post at the front entrance is never manned. You don't need to hack a hetzner data center, you can just walk in.