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Common questions
Is aids.gov legit or a scam?
AboutUs doesn't label sites "legit" or "a scam": this page lists the dated registration, DNS, HTTPS, mail-authentication and safety checks we could verify, each with its source, so you can decide for yourself.
Who owns aids.gov?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for aids.gov. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
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Registered 2003 · its address redirects to www.hiv.gov, which answered over HTTPS
Aids.gov
AIDS.gov provides comprehensive government-wide information on HIV/AIDS for the general public, Federal agencies, state staff/public health departments, Federal grantees, medical institutions, research institutions, and HIV/AIDS-related organizations.
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
On AboutUs since 2007 · 1 registrar change since Dec 8, 2023 · no ownership change on record since 2023 · last checked Oct 25, 2026.
Registration
No registration date on file yet. AboutUs reads it from RDAP when the site is checked.
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageMay 24, 2007 – Apr 3, 2014An AboutUs wiki page described aids.gov from May 24, 2007 to Apr 3, 2014 (4 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2007Jul 1, 2007“AIDS.gov provides comprehensive government-wide information on HIV/AIDS for the general public, Federal agencies, state staff/public health departments, Federal grantees, medical institutions, research institutions, and…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2007
Registrar
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security AgencyDec 8, 2023 – Oct 16, 2024Registrar Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for aids.gov, from Dec 8, 2023 to Oct 16, 2024.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)get.gov
Ownership
Ownership recordsDec 8, 2023 – Jun 23, 2026Registration records for aids.gov are held from Dec 8, 2023 to Jun 23, 2026 (16 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, 2023–2026
Zone file
Nameservers: dhhs.govDec 8, 2023 – Jan 18, 2024Registration records listed dhhs.gov nameservers (rh120ns1.368.dhhs.gov, rh120ns2.368.dhhs.gov, rh202ns1.355.dhhs.gov…) for aids.gov from Dec 8, 2023 to Jan 18, 2024.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
DigiCert IncApr 8, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026 (latest)DigiCert Inc issued 2 certificates for aids.gov from Apr 8, 2026, the latest valid until Apr 24, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 25, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 25, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (13)
May 24, 2007 – Apr 3, 2014AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described aids.gov from May 24, 2007 to Apr 3, 2014 (4 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2007AboutUs record: “AIDS.gov provides comprehensive government-wide information on HIV/AIDS for the general public, Federal agencies, state staff/public health departments, Federal grantees, medical institutions, research institutions, and…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2007
Dec 8, 2023 – Oct 16, 2024Registrar: Registrar Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for aids.gov, from Dec 8, 2023 to Oct 16, 2024.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Dec 8, 2023 – Jun 23, 2026Ownership: Registration records for aids.gov are held from Dec 8, 2023 to Jun 23, 2026 (16 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
Dec 8, 2023 – Jan 18, 2024Zone file: Registration records listed dhhs.gov nameservers (rh120ns1.368.dhhs.gov, rh120ns2.368.dhhs.gov, rh202ns1.355.dhhs.gov…) for aids.gov from Dec 8, 2023 to Jan 18, 2024.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
All 4 safety checks passed (Oct 26, 2026).
Automated safety checks
DNS (passed)
HTTPS (passed)
Page metadata (passed)
Security headers (passed)
Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered May 27, 2003 — 23 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: get.gov — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Sep 11, 2026).
Current AboutUs recordJul 4, 2026 – Aug 23, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 23, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
get.gov
Feb 8, 2025 – Oct 26, 2026 (latest)
Registrar get.gov (IANA 8888888) in the registration data recorded, first on Feb 8, 2025 and most recently on Oct 26, 2026.
Source: RDAP, fetched Jul 4, 2026
Nameservers: hhs.gov
Aug 16, 2024 – Aug 10, 2025
Registration records listed hhs.gov nameservers (ns11.hhs.gov, ns12.hhs.gov) for aids.gov from Aug 16, 2024 to Aug 10, 2025.
Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to hhs.govAug 16, 2024aids.gov's nameservers moved from dhhs.gov to hhs.gov at some point between Jan 18, 2024 and Aug 16, 2024. Last seen at dhhs.gov: Jan 18, 2024 (registration record). First seen at hhs.gov: Aug 16, 2024 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 7 months 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: Microsoft Azure DNSOct 9, 2025 – Jun 23, 2026Registration records listed Microsoft Azure DNS nameservers (ns1-09.azure-dns.com, ns2-09.azure-dns.net, ns3-09.azure-dns.org…) for aids.gov from Oct 9, 2025 to Jun 23, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to Microsoft Azure DNSOct 9, 2025aids.gov's nameservers moved from hhs.gov to Microsoft Azure DNS at some point between Aug 10, 2025 and Oct 9, 2025. Last seen at hhs.gov: Aug 10, 2025 (registration record). First seen at Microsoft Azure DNS: Oct 9, 2025 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 2 months 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 .gov zone fileJul 28, 2026 – Jul 29, 2026 (latest)First seen in the .gov zone file records AboutUs holds on Jul 28, 2026; latest sighting Jul 29, 2026.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file
Aug 16, 2024 – Aug 10, 2025Zone file: Registration records listed hhs.gov nameservers (ns11.hhs.gov, ns12.hhs.gov) for aids.gov from Aug 16, 2024 to Aug 10, 2025.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Aug 16, 2024Zone file: aids.gov's nameservers moved from dhhs.gov to hhs.gov at some point between Jan 18, 2024 and Aug 16, 2024. Last seen at dhhs.gov: Jan 18, 2024 (registration record). First seen at hhs.gov: Aug 16, 2024 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 7 months 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)
Feb 8, 2025 – Oct 26, 2026Registrar: Registrar get.gov (IANA 8888888) in the registration data recorded, first on Feb 8, 2025 and most recently on Oct 26, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Jul 4, 2026
Oct 9, 2025 – Jun 23, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed Microsoft Azure DNS nameservers (ns1-09.azure-dns.com, ns2-09.azure-dns.net, ns3-09.azure-dns.org…) for aids.gov from Oct 9, 2025 to Jun 23, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Oct 9, 2025Zone file: aids.gov's nameservers moved from hhs.gov to Microsoft Azure DNS at some point between Aug 10, 2025 and Oct 9, 2025. Last seen at hhs.gov: Aug 10, 2025 (registration record). First seen at Microsoft Azure DNS: Oct 9, 2025 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 2 months 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)
Apr 8, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: DigiCert Inc issued 2 certificates for aids.gov from Apr 8, 2026, the latest valid until Apr 24, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 25, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 25, 2026
Jul 4, 2026 – Aug 23, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 23, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Jul 28, 2026 – Jul 29, 2026Zone file: First seen in the .gov zone file records AboutUs holds on Jul 28, 2026; latest sighting Jul 29, 2026.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file
latest result
HTTPS request succeeded for www.hiv.gov.
checked Oct 3, 2026
The live front page reads as a government or public-body site that is a public service, mainly for a general audience.
Authority 50/100— ahead of 50% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
50 is a percentile: higher than 50% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #266,946)+6
Verified continuity: 23.4 years (RDAP registration)+10
Security & email hygiene+3
Calibration adjustment (published map)+8
Model score: 27/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 50/100 — 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 64 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 64 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 aids.gov said about itself, 2007
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
2007
AIDS.gov provides comprehensive government-wide information on HIV/AIDS for the general public, Federal agencies, state staff/public health departments, Federal grantees, medical institutions, research institutions, and HIV/AIDS-related organizations.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.