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Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
Registered 31 years ago · on AboutUs since 2006 · 2 registrar changes since Apr 27, 2012 · no registrant change on record since 2012 · last checked Nov 9, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredDec 20, 1994abanet.org was registered on Dec 20, 1994.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 21, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 19, 2006 – Mar 28, 2014An AboutUs wiki page described abanet.org from Jun 19, 2006 to Mar 28, 2014 (6 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Registrar
Tucows Inc. (R11-LROR)Apr 27, 2012 – Mar 10, 2014Registrar Tucows Inc. (R11-LROR) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for abanet.org, from Apr 27, 2012 to Mar 10, 2014.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)TUCOWS, INC.TUCOWS, INC.
Registrant
Registrant recordsApr 27, 2012 – May 16, 2026Registration records for abanet.org are held from Apr 27, 2012 to May 16, 2026 (129 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
No registrant changes recorded, 2012–2026
Zone file
No nameserver records held, Mar 2014 – Dec 2016Nameservers: abanet.org, cogentco.com, yipes.comApr 27, 2012 – Mar 10, 2014Registration records listed abanet.org, cogentco.com, yipes.com nameservers (auth1.dns.cogentco.com, auth4.dns.cogentco.com, ns1.abanet.org…) for abanet.org from Apr 27, 2012 to Mar 10, 2014.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
Let's EncryptApr 6, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026Let's Encrypt issued 8 certificates for abanet.org from Apr 6, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 6, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)DigiCert IncApr 14, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026
200020102020Jan ’26Oct ’26← last 12 months, drawn wider
Every dated fact on this lifeline (21)
Dec 20, 1994Registration: abanet.org was registered on Dec 20, 1994.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 21, 2026
Jun 19, 2006 – Mar 28, 2014AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described abanet.org from Jun 19, 2006 to Mar 28, 2014 (6 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “Welcome to the American Bar Association, the largest voluntary professional association in the world. With more than 400,000 members, the ABA provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, information ab…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Apr 27, 2012 – Mar 10, 2014Registrar: Registrar Tucows Inc. (R11-LROR) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for abanet.org, from Apr 27, 2012 to Mar 10, 2014.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Apr 27, 2012 – May 16, 2026Registrant: Registration records for abanet.org are held from Apr 27, 2012 to May 16, 2026 (129 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Said about itself in 2006
Jul 1, 2006
“Welcome to the American Bar Association, the largest voluntary professional association in the world. With more than 400,000 members, the ABA provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, information ab…”
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Current AboutUs recordJun 18, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Nov 9, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Dec 13, 2016 – Aug 22, 2025
Registrar TUCOWS, INC. (IANA 69) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for abanet.org, from Dec 13, 2016 to Aug 22, 2025.
Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Cloudflare, Inc.Cloudflare, Inc.Oct 24, 2025 – Nov 5, 2026 (latest)Registrar Cloudflare, Inc. (IANA 1910) in the registration data recorded, first on Oct 24, 2025 and most recently on Nov 5, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 21, 2026
Nameservers: abanet.org, cogentco.com
Nameservers: abanet.org, cogentco.comDec 13, 2016 – Jul 31, 2023Registration records listed abanet.org, cogentco.com nameservers (auth1.dns.cogentco.com, auth4.dns.cogentco.com, ns2.abanet.org) for abanet.org from Dec 13, 2016 to Jul 31, 2023.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to abanet.org, cogentco.comDec 13, 2016abanet.org's nameservers moved from abanet.org, cogentco.com, yipes.com to abanet.org, cogentco.com at some point between Mar 10, 2014 and Dec 13, 2016. Last seen at abanet.org, cogentco.com, yipes.com: Mar 10, 2014 (registration record). First seen at abanet.org, cogentco.com: Dec 13, 2016 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the about 3 years in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: abanet.orgSep 7, 2023 – Aug 8, 2024Registration records listed abanet.org nameservers (ns1.abanet.org, ns2.abanet.org) for abanet.org from Sep 7, 2023 to Aug 8, 2024.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to abanet.orgSep 7, 2023abanet.org's nameservers moved from abanet.org, cogentco.com to abanet.org between Jul 31, 2023 and Sep 7, 2023. Last seen at abanet.org, cogentco.com: Jul 31, 2023 (registration record). First seen at abanet.org: Sep 7, 2023 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: abanet.org, americanbar.orgSep 21, 2024 – Oct 23, 2024Registration records listed abanet.org, americanbar.org nameservers (ns1.abanet.org, ns2.abanet.org, ns2chi.americanbar.org…) for abanet.org from Sep 21, 2024 to Oct 23, 2024.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to abanet.org, americanbar.orgSep 21, 2024abanet.org's nameservers moved from abanet.org to abanet.org, americanbar.org between Aug 8, 2024 and Sep 21, 2024. Last seen at abanet.org: Aug 8, 2024 (registration record). First seen at abanet.org, americanbar.org: Sep 21, 2024 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: CloudflareDec 20, 2024 – May 16, 2026Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (cesar.ns.cloudflare.com, kimora.ns.cloudflare.com) for abanet.org from Dec 20, 2024 to May 16, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to CloudflareDec 20, 2024abanet.org's nameservers moved from abanet.org, americanbar.org to Cloudflare at some point between Oct 23, 2024 and Dec 20, 2024. Last seen at abanet.org, americanbar.org: Oct 23, 2024 (registration record). First seen at Cloudflare: Dec 20, 2024 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 58 days in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Seen in the .org zone fileJul 28, 2026First seen in the .org zone file records AboutUs holds on Jul 28, 2026; latest sighting Jul 28, 2026.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file
DigiCert Inc issued 2 certificates for abanet.org from Apr 14, 2026, the latest valid until Apr 14, 2027.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Google Trust ServicesMay 22, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026 (latest)Google Trust Services issued 7 certificates for abanet.org from May 22, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 16, 2026. Seen in use on Nov 6, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Nov 6, 2026
Apr 27, 2012 – Mar 10, 2014
Zone file: Registration records listed abanet.org, cogentco.com, yipes.com nameservers (auth1.dns.cogentco.com, auth4.dns.cogentco.com, ns1.abanet.org…) for abanet.org from Apr 27, 2012 to Mar 10, 2014.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Dec 13, 2016 – Aug 22, 2025Registrar: Registrar TUCOWS, INC. (IANA 69) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for abanet.org, from Dec 13, 2016 to Aug 22, 2025.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Dec 13, 2016 – Jul 31, 2023Zone file: Registration records listed abanet.org, cogentco.com nameservers (auth1.dns.cogentco.com, auth4.dns.cogentco.com, ns2.abanet.org) for abanet.org from Dec 13, 2016 to Jul 31, 2023.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Dec 13, 2016Zone file: abanet.org's nameservers moved from abanet.org, cogentco.com, yipes.com to abanet.org, cogentco.com at some point between Mar 10, 2014 and Dec 13, 2016. Last seen at abanet.org, cogentco.com, yipes.com: Mar 10, 2014 (registration record). First seen at abanet.org, cogentco.com: Dec 13, 2016 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the about 3 years in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Sep 7, 2023 – Aug 8, 2024Zone file: Registration records listed abanet.org nameservers (ns1.abanet.org, ns2.abanet.org) for abanet.org from Sep 7, 2023 to Aug 8, 2024.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Sep 7, 2023Zone file: abanet.org's nameservers moved from abanet.org, cogentco.com to abanet.org between Jul 31, 2023 and Sep 7, 2023. Last seen at abanet.org, cogentco.com: Jul 31, 2023 (registration record). First seen at abanet.org: Sep 7, 2023 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Sep 21, 2024 – Oct 23, 2024Zone file: Registration records listed abanet.org, americanbar.org nameservers (ns1.abanet.org, ns2.abanet.org, ns2chi.americanbar.org…) for abanet.org from Sep 21, 2024 to Oct 23, 2024.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Sep 21, 2024Zone file: abanet.org's nameservers moved from abanet.org to abanet.org, americanbar.org between Aug 8, 2024 and Sep 21, 2024. Last seen at abanet.org: Aug 8, 2024 (registration record). First seen at abanet.org, americanbar.org: Sep 21, 2024 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Dec 20, 2024 – May 16, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (cesar.ns.cloudflare.com, kimora.ns.cloudflare.com) for abanet.org from Dec 20, 2024 to May 16, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Dec 20, 2024Zone file: abanet.org's nameservers moved from abanet.org, americanbar.org to Cloudflare at some point between Oct 23, 2024 and Dec 20, 2024. Last seen at abanet.org, americanbar.org: Oct 23, 2024 (registration record). First seen at Cloudflare: Dec 20, 2024 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 58 days in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Oct 24, 2025 – Nov 5, 2026Registrar: Registrar Cloudflare, Inc. (IANA 1910) in the registration data recorded, first on Oct 24, 2025 and most recently on Nov 5, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 21, 2026
Apr 6, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 8 certificates for abanet.org from Apr 6, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 6, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Apr 14, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026Certificate: DigiCert Inc issued 2 certificates for abanet.org from Apr 14, 2026, the latest valid until Apr 14, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
May 22, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services issued 7 certificates for abanet.org from May 22, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 16, 2026. Seen in use on Nov 6, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Nov 6, 2026
Jun 18, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Nov 9, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Jul 28, 2026Zone file: First seen in the .org zone file records AboutUs holds on Jul 28, 2026; latest sighting Jul 28, 2026.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file
The site's bot protection blocked AboutUs's HTTPS check; all 1 of the other checks passed (Nov 13, 2026).
Registered 1994 · AboutUs's live check was blocked by the site's bot protection
ABAnet.org legal education and law student resources
About the American Bar Association Welcome to the American Bar Association, the largest voluntary professional association in the world.
AboutUs has not vetted this site. Everything below is what we could measure automatically. Anything you do on the site — paying, sharing personal details, downloading — is between you and the site, not AboutUs.
Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered Dec 20, 1994 — 31 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: Cloudflare, Inc. — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Sep 5, 2026).
Authority 73/100— ahead of 73% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
73 is a percentile: higher than 73% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #58,031)+6
Verified continuity: 31.9 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+5
Calibration adjustment (published map)+15
Model score: 37/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 73/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 3 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 3 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment
What abanet.org said about itself, 2006
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
Welcome to the American Bar Association, the largest voluntary professional association in the world. With more than 400,000 members, the ABA provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, information about the law, programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work, and initiatives to improve the legal system for the public.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date; self-description below is the 2014 record.
1994
Domain registered (Dec 20, 1994).
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 19, 2006); profile edited 6 times through 2014.
2014
Self-description at the time:
“ABAnet.org legal education and law student resources”
2026
Checked today — The site's bot protection blocked AboutUs's HTTPS check; all 1 of the other checks passed (Nov 13, 2026).
✓ domain continuity 31 years registered– live check blocked the site's bot protection turned the check away Nov 13, 2026