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Lifeline · fortiguard.com over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
On AboutUs since 2013 · 1 registrar change since Nov 24, 2013 · no registrant change on record since 2010 · last checked Nov 14, 2026.
Registration
No registration date on file yet. AboutUs reads it from RDAP when the site is checked.
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageNov 7, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described fortiguard.com from Nov 7, 2013 to Nov 7, 2013 (1 edit).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2013Jul 1, 2013“Exclusive information drawn from the engineering resources of FortiGuard Global Threat Research Team....”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2013Current AboutUs record
Registrar
Network Solutions, LLCNetwork Solutions, LLCNov 24, 2013 – Nov 25, 2021Registrar Network Solutions, LLC (IANA 2) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for fortiguard.com, from Nov 24, 2013 to Nov 25, 2021.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)MarkMonitor, Inc.
Registrant
Registrant recordsJan 24, 2010 – May 31, 2026Registration records for fortiguard.com are held from Jan 24, 2010 to May 31, 2026 (184 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
No registrant changes recorded, 2010–2026
Zone file
Nameservers: fortinet.comNameservers: fortinet.comJan 24, 2010 – Oct 17, 2013Registration records listed fortinet.com nameservers (ns1.fortinet.com, ns2.fortinet.com, ns3.fortinet.com) for fortiguard.com from Jan 24, 2010 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
DigiCert IncDigiCert IncMar 5, 2013 – Nov 15, 2026DigiCert Inc issued 70 certificates for fortiguard.com from Mar 5, 2013, the latest valid until May 5, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (crt.sh + AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
201520202025Apr ’26← last 12 months, drawn wider
Every dated fact on this lifeline (11)
Jan 24, 2010 – May 31, 2026Registrant: Registration records for fortiguard.com are held from Jan 24, 2010 to May 31, 2026 (184 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Jan 24, 2010 – Oct 17, 2013Zone file: Registration records listed fortinet.com nameservers (ns1.fortinet.com, ns2.fortinet.com, ns3.fortinet.com) for fortiguard.com from Jan 24, 2010 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Mar 5, 2013 – Nov 15, 2026Certificate: DigiCert Inc issued 70 certificates for fortiguard.com from Mar 5, 2013, the latest valid until May 5, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (crt.sh + AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jul 1, 2013AboutUs record: “Exclusive information drawn from the engineering resources of FortiGuard Global Threat Research Team....”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2013
Oct 18, 2013 – Apr 3, 2018Zone file: fortinet.com (ns1.fortinet.com, ns2.fortinet.com, ns3.fortinet.com) were the nameservers listed for fortiguard.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).
Jul 18, 2026 – Jul 19, 2026 (latest)
Authority and Safety last refreshed Jul 19, 2026.
Source: AboutUs checks
MarkMonitor, Inc.
Dec 21, 2021 – May 31, 2026 (latest)
Registrar MarkMonitor, Inc. (IANA 292) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for fortiguard.com, from Dec 21, 2021 to May 31, 2026.
Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Nameservers: fortinet.com
Nameservers: fortinet.comOct 18, 2013 – Apr 3, 2018fortinet.com (ns1.fortinet.com, ns2.fortinet.com, ns3.fortinet.com) were the nameservers listed for fortiguard.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Nameservers: fortinet.comNameservers: fortinet.comApr 4, 2018 – May 31, 2026Registration records listed fortinet.com nameservers (ns1.fortinet.com, ns2.fortinet.com, ns3.fortinet.com) for fortiguard.com from Apr 4, 2018 to May 31, 2026. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Seen in the .com zone fileSep 8, 2026 – Nov 14, 2026 (latest)First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Nov 14, 2026. Nameservers on Nov 14, 2026: ns-o1.fortinet.com, ns3.fortinet.com, ns4.fortinet.com.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Nov 14, 2026
Nov 7, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described fortiguard.com from Nov 7, 2013 to Nov 7, 2013 (1 edit).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Nov 24, 2013 – Nov 25, 2021Registrar: Registrar Network Solutions, LLC (IANA 2) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for fortiguard.com, from Nov 24, 2013 to Nov 25, 2021.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Apr 4, 2018 – May 31, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed fortinet.com nameservers (ns1.fortinet.com, ns2.fortinet.com, ns3.fortinet.com) for fortiguard.com from Apr 4, 2018 to May 31, 2026. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Dec 21, 2021 – May 31, 2026Registrar: Registrar MarkMonitor, Inc. (IANA 292) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for fortiguard.com, from Dec 21, 2021 to May 31, 2026.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Jul 18, 2026 – Jul 19, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Jul 19, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Sep 8, 2026 – Nov 14, 2026Zone file: First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Nov 14, 2026. Nameservers on Nov 14, 2026: ns-o1.fortinet.com, ns3.fortinet.com, ns4.fortinet.com.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Nov 14, 2026
Registered 2003 · site is live · HTTPS valid
fortiguard.com has an AboutUs profile for public website intelligence, ownership context, trust signals, monitoring, and owner verification.
AboutUs has not vetted this site. Everything below is what we could measure automatically. Anything you do on the site — paying, sharing personal details, downloading — is between you and the site, not AboutUs.
Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered May 9, 2003 — 23 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: MarkMonitor Inc. — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Nov 15, 2026).
Authority: not enough signals yetNot enough signals yet
Why we're not scoring this yet
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.
What fortiguard.com said about itself, 2013
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
2013
Exclusive information drawn from the engineering resources of FortiGuard Global Threat Research Team....
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.