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dot.gov

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Authority

89/100

Safety

90/100

Known risk signals, not a check pass rate

Registered

Oct 2, 1997

28 years old · get.gov

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2 of 4 safety checks passed (Oct 2, 2026).

On record since 1997 — see history

DNS

HTTPS— Make sure the site responds over HTTPS with a valid certificate.

Page metadata

Security headers— Add the HSTS, Content-Security-Policy, and X-Frame-Options response headers.

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Current facts

Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.

Authority & Safety, with the evidence

How this is scored →

Authority 89/100 — ahead of 89% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear

Why this authority score

89 is a percentile: higher than 89% of sites we score.

How it's calculated

Prominence (Tranco rank #2,854)+9
Verified continuity: 29.0 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+5
Calibration adjustment (published map)+20

Model score: 45/99 — what these reason lines add up to.

Published Authority (percentile): 89/100 — 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 1 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 1 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.

Site history

Dated record — historical facts always carry their date; self-description below is the 2013 record.

1997
Domain registered (Oct 2, 1997).
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 20, 2006); profile edited 6 times through 2013.
2013
Self-description at the time:
“DOT.gov - Department of Transportation for the United States”
2026
Checked today — 2 of 4 safety checks passed (Oct 2, 2026).

✓ domain continuity 28 years registered✓ live verified Oct 2, 2026

Common questions

Is dot.gov legit or a scam?

dot.gov was registered Oct 2, 1997 (28 years old), per public registration records. 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 dot.gov?

Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for dot.gov. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.

When was dot.gov registered?

dot.gov's registration dates to Oct 2, 1997 (28 years old), per public registration records. get.gov is the registrar on record today.

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