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Lifeline · bundesfinanzministerium.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 3, 2026.
Registration
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AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 19, 2006 – Nov 2, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described bundesfinanzministerium.de from Jun 19, 2006 to Nov 2, 2013 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006“Internet-Informationssystem des Bundesministeriums der Finanzen. Alle aktuellen Nachrichten, Hintergrundinformationen, Publikationen und Online-Services zu den Themen nationale und internationale Finanz-, Wirtschafts- u…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Registrar
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Ownership
Ownership recordsJan 17, 2009Registration records for bundesfinanzministerium.de are held from Jan 17, 2009 to Jan 17, 2009 (1 record). 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, Jan 2009 – Oct 2026No nameserver records held, Jan 2009 – Oct 2026Nameservers: dns-net.de, pixelpark.comJan 17, 2009Registration records listed dns-net.de, pixelpark.com nameservers (ns.pixelpark.com, ns0.dns-net.de, ns2.pixelpark.com) for bundesfinanzministerium.de from Jan 17, 2009 to Jan 17, 2009.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
Certificate from Deutsche Telekom Security GmbHCertificate from Deutsche Telekom Security GmbHNov 20, 2025 – Oct 3, 2026 (latest)Deutsche Telekom Security GmbH certificate valid Nov 20, 2025 to Nov 24, 2026, as seen on Oct 3, 2026.Source: TLS check, Oct 3, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (6)
Jun 19, 2006 – Nov 2, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described bundesfinanzministerium.de from Jun 19, 2006 to Nov 2, 2013 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “Internet-Informationssystem des Bundesministeriums der Finanzen. Alle aktuellen Nachrichten, Hintergrundinformationen, Publikationen und Online-Services zu den Themen nationale und internationale Finanz-, Wirtschafts- u…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Jan 17, 2009Ownership: Registration records for bundesfinanzministerium.de are held from Jan 17, 2009 to Jan 17, 2009 (1 record). 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 17, 2009Zone file: Registration records listed dns-net.de, pixelpark.com nameservers (ns.pixelpark.com, ns0.dns-net.de, ns2.pixelpark.com) for bundesfinanzministerium.de from Jan 17, 2009 to Jan 17, 2009.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Nov 20, 2025 – Oct 3, 2026Certificate: Deutsche Telekom Security GmbH certificate valid Nov 20, 2025 to Nov 24, 2026, as seen on Oct 3, 2026.Source: TLS check, Oct 3, 2026
Current AboutUs recordJun 27, 2026 – Aug 20, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 20, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Jun 27, 2026 – Aug 20, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 20, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
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BundesFinanzministerium.de is the home page of Germany's Federal Ministry of Finance
Bundesfinanzministerium.de is the official website of Germany's Federal Ministry of Finance (Bundesministerium der Finanzen), a central organ of the German federal government. It publishes current news, background information, publications, and online services covering national and international fiscal, economic, and tax policy. The site is presented in German and serves citizens, businesses, and policy professionals seeking authoritative information on federal financial governance.
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Current facts
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not yet retrieved
Registrar and registration date not retrieved yet — we retry on every view.
checked Sep 29, 2026
The site names Bundesfinanzministerium as the organisation behind it.
checked Sep 29, 2026
The live front page reads as a government or public-body site that is a public service, mainly for a general audience.
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 67 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 67 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 bundesfinanzministerium.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
Internet-Informationssystem des Bundesministeriums der Finanzen. Alle aktuellen Nachrichten, Hintergrundinformationen, Publikationen und Online-Services zu den Themen nationale und internationale Finanz-, Wirtschafts- und Steuerpolitik.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date; self-description below is the 2013 record.
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 19, 2006); profile edited 3 times through 2013.
2013
Self-description at the time:
“BundesFinanzministerium.de is the home page of Germany's Federal Ministry of Finance”
2026
Checked today — The site's bot protection blocked AboutUs's HTTPS check; all 1 of the other checks passed (Oct 26, 2026).
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