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Common questions
Is ehess.fr 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 ehess.fr?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for ehess.fr. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
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Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered Dec 31, 1994 — 31 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: GIP RENATER — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Aug 21, 2026).
Authority 72/100— ahead of 72% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
72 is a percentile: higher than 72% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #28,617)+8
Verified continuity: 31.8 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+3
Calibration adjustment (published map)+14
Model score: 36/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 72/100 — 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 66 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 66 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 ehess.fr 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
EHESS Site officiel de l'Ecole. Programme des enseignements, Actualités
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date; self-description below is the 2013 record.
1994
Domain registered (Dec 31, 1994).
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 20, 2006); profile edited 3 times through 2013.
2013
Self-description at the time:
“Ehess.fr is a French university of social sciences”
✓ domain continuity 31 years registered– no HTTPS response the site did not answer over HTTPS when checked Oct 26, 2026
Lifeline · ehess.fr over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
Registered 31 years ago · on AboutUs since 2006 · 1 registrar change since May 17, 2009 · no ownership change on record since 2009 · last checked Oct 4, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredDec 31, 1994ehess.fr was registered on Dec 31, 1994.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 21, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 20, 2006 – Nov 5, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described ehess.fr from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 5, 2013 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006
Registrar
RENATERMay 17, 2009 – Feb 10, 2012Registrar RENATER in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for ehess.fr, from May 17, 2009 to Feb 10, 2012.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)GIP RENATER
Ownership
Ownership recordsMay 17, 2009 – Jun 24, 2026Registration records for ehess.fr are held from May 17, 2009 to Jun 24, 2026 (137 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, 2009–2026
Zone file
Nameservers: ehess.fr, jussieu.frNameservers: ehess.fr, jussieu.frMay 17, 2009 – Jun 24, 2026Registration records listed ehess.fr, jussieu.fr nameservers (shiva.jussieu.fr, spartacus.ehess.fr, zapallar.ehess.fr) for ehess.fr from May 17, 2009 to Jun 24, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
Hellenic Academic and Research Institutions CAJul 17, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Hellenic Academic and Research Institutions CA issued 148 certificates for ehess.fr from Jul 17, 2026, the latest valid until May 10, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
200020102020Jan ’26Oct ’26← last 12 months, drawn wider
Every dated fact on this lifeline (11)
Dec 31, 1994Registration: ehess.fr was registered on Dec 31, 1994.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 21, 2026
Jun 20, 2006 – Nov 5, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described ehess.fr from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 5, 2013 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “EHESS Site officiel de l'Ecole. Programme des enseignements, Actualités”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
May 17, 2009 – Feb 10, 2012Registrar: Registrar RENATER in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for ehess.fr, from May 17, 2009 to Feb 10, 2012.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
May 17, 2009 – Jun 24, 2026Ownership: Registration records for ehess.fr are held from May 17, 2009 to Jun 24, 2026 (137 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
May 17, 2009 – Jun 24, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed ehess.fr, jussieu.fr nameservers (shiva.jussieu.fr, spartacus.ehess.fr, zapallar.ehess.fr) for ehess.fr from May 17, 2009 to Jun 24, 2026.
“EHESS Site officiel de l'Ecole. Programme des enseignements, Actualités”
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Current AboutUs recordJun 26, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 21, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
GIP RENATER
Jul 3, 2012 – Oct 26, 2026 (latest)
Registrar GIP RENATER in the registration data recorded, first on Jul 3, 2012 and most recently on Oct 26, 2026.
Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 21, 2026
Let's Encrypt
Aug 7, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026
Let's Encrypt issued 2 certificates for ehess.fr from Aug 7, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 4, 2027.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Certificate from Hellenic Academic and Research Institutions CACertificate from Hellenic Academic and Research Institutions CADec 11, 2025 – Oct 4, 2026 (latest)Hellenic Academic and Research Institutions CA certificate valid Dec 11, 2025 to Dec 11, 2026, as seen on Oct 4, 2026.Source: TLS check, Oct 4, 2026
Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jul 3, 2012 – Oct 26, 2026Registrar: Registrar GIP RENATER in the registration data recorded, first on Jul 3, 2012 and most recently on Oct 26, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Aug 21, 2026
Dec 11, 2025 – Oct 4, 2026Certificate: Hellenic Academic and Research Institutions CA certificate valid Dec 11, 2025 to Dec 11, 2026, as seen on Oct 4, 2026.Source: TLS check, Oct 4, 2026
Jun 26, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 21, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Jul 17, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: Hellenic Academic and Research Institutions CA issued 148 certificates for ehess.fr from Jul 17, 2026, the latest valid until May 10, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Aug 7, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 2 certificates for ehess.fr from Aug 7, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 4, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)