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Lifeline · autozeitung.de over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated record
On AboutUs since 2006 · last checked Nov 9, 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 19, 2006 – Apr 10, 2014An AboutUs wiki page described autozeitung.de from Jun 19, 2006 to Apr 10, 2014 (4 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006“Das Online-Portal der Auto Zeitung fuer Autotests und Auto-News”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006Current AboutUs record
Registrar
No registrar observed yet. AboutUs has recorded registrars since Jul 20, 2026.
Registrant
No registration-record history on file for this domain yet.
Zone file
No .de zone-file record for autozeitung.de is shown here yet.
Certificate
AmazonAmazonSep 15, 2025 – Nov 13, 2026 (latest)Amazon issued 16 certificates for autozeitung.de from Sep 15, 2025, the latest valid until May 24, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 10, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 10, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (6)
Jun 19, 2006 – Apr 10, 2014AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described autozeitung.de from Jun 19, 2006 to Apr 10, 2014 (4 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “Das Online-Portal der Auto Zeitung fuer Autotests und Auto-News”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Sep 15, 2025 – Nov 13, 2026Certificate: Amazon issued 16 certificates for autozeitung.de from Sep 15, 2025, the latest valid until May 24, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 10, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 10, 2026
Apr 3, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 9 certificates for autozeitung.de from Apr 3, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 24, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
May 22, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services issued 4 certificates for autozeitung.de from May 22, 2026, the latest valid until Oct 15, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jul 3, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026Authority and Safety last refreshed Nov 9, 2026.
Jul 3, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026 (latest)
Authority and Safety last refreshed Nov 9, 2026.
Source: AboutUs checks
Let's Encrypt
Let's EncryptApr 3, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026Let's Encrypt issued 9 certificates for autozeitung.de from Apr 3, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 24, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Google Trust ServicesGoogle Trust ServicesMay 22, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026Google Trust Services issued 4 certificates for autozeitung.de from May 22, 2026, the latest valid until Oct 15, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
AboutUs record:
Source: AboutUs checks
Site is live · HTTPS valid
AutoZeitung.de is a German-language magazine for car enthusiasts
Das Online-Portal der Auto Zeitung fuer Autotests und Auto-News
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
Retained threat-feed result (recorded about 4 days ago); name-similarity check available (recorded about 4 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 4 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 autozeitung.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
Das Online-Portal der Auto Zeitung fuer Autotests und Auto-News
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date; self-description below is the 2014 record.
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 19, 2006); profile edited 4 times through 2014.
2014
Self-description at the time:
“AutoZeitung.de is a German-language magazine for car enthusiasts”