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Lifeline · inka.de over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
On AboutUs since 2006 · no registrant change on record since 2009 · last checked Sep 14, 2026.
Registration
No registration date on file yet. AboutUs reads it from RDAP when the site is checked.
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 20, 2006 – Nov 12, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described inka.de from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 12, 2013 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006“Willkommen auf dem Web-Server des INKA e.V.! Der INKA e.V. ist ein nichtgewerblicher Internet-Provider für die Region Karlsruhe und bietet den vollwertigen, unbegrenzten Internet-Zugang schon für EUR 8,--/Monat an. Unse…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Registrar
No registrar observed yet. AboutUs has recorded registrars since Jul 20, 2026.
Registrant
Registrant recordsFeb 14, 2009Registration records for inka.de are held from Feb 14, 2009 to Feb 14, 2009 (1 record). 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, 2009
Zone file
No nameserver records held, Feb 2009 – Nov 2026No nameserver records held, Feb 2009 – Nov 2026Nameservers: inka.de, ka-ip.netFeb 14, 2009Registration records listed inka.de, ka-ip.net nameservers (ns.inka.de, ns2.ka-ip.net) for inka.de from Feb 14, 2009 to Feb 14, 2009.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
DigiCert IncDigiCert IncNov 17, 2025 – Nov 1, 2026DigiCert Inc issued 7 certificates for inka.de from Nov 17, 2025, the latest valid until Apr 14, 2027. The check on Sep 14, 2026 saw it, expired Oct 25, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Sep 14, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (7)
Jun 20, 2006 – Nov 12, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described inka.de from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 12, 2013 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “Willkommen auf dem Web-Server des INKA e.V.! Der INKA e.V. ist ein nichtgewerblicher Internet-Provider für die Region Karlsruhe und bietet den vollwertigen, unbegrenzten Internet-Zugang schon für EUR 8,--/Monat an. Unse…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Feb 14, 2009Registrant: Registration records for inka.de are held from Feb 14, 2009 to Feb 14, 2009 (1 record). 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
Feb 14, 2009Zone file: Registration records listed inka.de, ka-ip.net nameservers (ns.inka.de, ns2.ka-ip.net) for inka.de from Feb 14, 2009 to Feb 14, 2009.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Nov 17, 2025 – Nov 1, 2026Certificate: DigiCert Inc issued 7 certificates for inka.de from Nov 17, 2025, the latest valid until Apr 14, 2027. The check on Sep 14, 2026 saw it, expired Oct 25, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Sep 14, 2026
Current AboutUs recordJun 27, 2026 – Aug 23, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 23, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Let's Encrypt
Apr 13, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026
Let's Encrypt issued 3 certificates for inka.de from Apr 13, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 6, 2027.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Apr 13, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 3 certificates for inka.de from Apr 13, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 6, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jun 27, 2026 – Aug 23, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 23, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
3 of 4 safety checks passed (Nov 1, 2026).
Site is live · HTTPS valid
Inka.de
INKA e.V. is a non-commercial internet service provider serving the Karlsruhe region of Germany, offering full, unlimited internet access at a flat rate of €8 per month. It operates as a registered association (e.V.) and provides services including newsgroup access via UUCP and NNTP. The organisation is based at Morgenstrasse 20, D-76137 Karlsruhe, and can be reached by phone at +49 721 388582.
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Current facts
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not yet retrieved
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latest result
HTTPS request succeeded for inka.de.
checked Oct 3, 2026
The site names INKA e.V as the organisation behind it.
checked Oct 3, 2026
The live front page reads as a software or technology site that sells its own services, mainly for a local community.
We withhold an authority number until independent evidence (global rank, link-graph presence) has accrued. The facts we do have about this site are shown below — we'd rather say “not enough signals yet” than invent a low score.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 70 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 70 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
Missing DMARC (mild)
What inka.de 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
Willkommen auf dem Web-Server des INKA e.V.! Der INKA e.V. ist ein nichtgewerblicher Internet-Provider für die Region Karlsruhe und bietet den vollwertigen, unbegrenzten Internet-Zugang schon für EUR 8,--/Monat an. Unser Angebot auf einen Blick...
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.