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Lifeline · kug.ac.at 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 Oct 11, 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 7, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described kug.ac.at from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 7, 2013 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006“Infos zum Studium, topaktueller Veranstaltungskalender, aktuelle News, umfassendes Service für Studierende und LehrerInnen”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Registrar
No registrar observed yet. AboutUs has recorded registrars since Jul 20, 2026.
Registrant
Registrant recordsJan 15, 2009 – May 15, 2026Registration records for kug.ac.at are held from Jan 15, 2009 to May 15, 2026 (66 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, 2009–2026
Zone file
Nameservers: ac.atNameservers: ac.atJan 15, 2009 – May 15, 2026Registration records listed ac.at nameservers (dns.kug.ac.at, sensor1.kug.ac.at) for kug.ac.at from Jan 15, 2009 to May 15, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
Hellenic Academic and Research Institutions CAHellenic Academic and Research Institutions CAJul 8, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026 (latest)Hellenic Academic and Research Institutions CA issued 107 certificates for kug.ac.at from Jul 8, 2025, the latest valid until May 25, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 11, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 11, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (8)
Jun 20, 2006 – Nov 7, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described kug.ac.at from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 7, 2013 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “Infos zum Studium, topaktueller Veranstaltungskalender, aktuelle News, umfassendes Service für Studierende und LehrerInnen”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Jan 15, 2009 – May 15, 2026Registrant: Registration records for kug.ac.at are held from Jan 15, 2009 to May 15, 2026 (66 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
Jan 15, 2009 – May 15, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed ac.at nameservers (dns.kug.ac.at, sensor1.kug.ac.at) for kug.ac.at from Jan 15, 2009 to May 15, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jul 8, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026Certificate: Hellenic Academic and Research Institutions CA issued 107 certificates for kug.ac.at from Jul 8, 2025, the latest valid until May 25, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 11, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 11, 2026
Current AboutUs record
Jul 10, 2026 – Aug 22, 2026 (latest)
Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 22, 2026.
Source: AboutUs checks
Let's EncryptMar 20, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026Let's Encrypt issued 27 certificates for kug.ac.at from Mar 20, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 30, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Google Trust ServicesMay 17, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026Google Trust Services issued 10 certificates for kug.ac.at from May 17, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 12, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Mar 20, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 27 certificates for kug.ac.at from Mar 20, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 30, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
May 17, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services issued 10 certificates for kug.ac.at from May 17, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 12, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jul 10, 2026 – Aug 22, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 22, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Site is live · HTTPS valid
Kug.ac.at
Kunstuniversität Graz (KUG) is an arts university in Graz, Austria offering degree programs in music, theater, and related disciplines. The site provides study information, event calendars, news, and services for students and faculty across multiple artistic fields including classical, electronic, and jazz music.
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 78 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 78 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 kug.ac.at 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
Infos zum Studium, topaktueller Veranstaltungskalender, aktuelle News, umfassendes Service für Studierende und LehrerInnen
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.