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Is woltlab.de legit or a scam?
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Who owns woltlab.de?
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Lifeline · woltlab.de over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
On AboutUs since 2006 · no ownership change on record since 2009 · last checked Oct 17, 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 21, 2006 – Nov 13, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described woltlab.de from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 13, 2013 (4 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006“WoltLab Burning Board is a fast, professional and reliable discussion board solution for your internet site. Explore the features now!”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Registrar
No registrar observed yet. AboutUs has recorded registrars since Jul 20, 2026.
Ownership
Ownership recordsJan 28, 2009 – Feb 8, 2009Registration records for woltlab.de are held from Jan 28, 2009 to Feb 8, 2009 (2 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
No ownership changes recorded, 2009
Zone file
No nameserver records held, Feb 2009 – Oct 2026No nameserver records held, Feb 2009 – Oct 2026Nameservers: hosteurope.deJan 28, 2009 – Feb 8, 2009Registration records listed hosteurope.de nameservers (b1.rsns.hosteurope.de, c1.rpns.hosteurope.de) for woltlab.de from Jan 28, 2009 to Feb 8, 2009.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
Let's EncryptMar 22, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026 (latest)Let's Encrypt issued 14 certificates for woltlab.de from Mar 22, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 20, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 17, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 17, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (7)
Jun 21, 2006 – Nov 13, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described woltlab.de from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 13, 2013 (4 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “WoltLab Burning Board is a fast, professional and reliable discussion board solution for your internet site. Explore the features now!”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Jan 28, 2009 – Feb 8, 2009Ownership: Registration records for woltlab.de are held from Jan 28, 2009 to Feb 8, 2009 (2 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Jan 28, 2009 – Feb 8, 2009Zone file: Registration records listed hosteurope.de nameservers (b1.rsns.hosteurope.de, c1.rpns.hosteurope.de) for woltlab.de from Jan 28, 2009 to Feb 8, 2009.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Mar 22, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 14 certificates for woltlab.de from Mar 22, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 20, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 17, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 17, 2026
Current AboutUs record
Jun 22, 2026 – Aug 17, 2026 (latest)
Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 17, 2026.
Source: AboutUs checks
Google Trust Services
May 22, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026
Google Trust Services issued 2 certificates for woltlab.de from May 22, 2026, the latest valid until Oct 18, 2026.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
May 22, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026
Certificate: Google Trust Services issued 2 certificates for woltlab.de from May 22, 2026, the latest valid until Oct 18, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jun 22, 2026 – Aug 17, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 17, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Its address redirects to www.woltlab.com, which answered over HTTPS
Woltlab.de created Burning Board, software for online discussion boards.
WoltLab Burning Board is a fast, professional and reliable discussion board solution for your internet site.
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 74 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 74 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
Missing DMARC (mild)
What woltlab.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
WoltLab Burning Board is a fast, professional and reliable discussion board solution for your internet site. Explore the features now!
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.