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Lifeline · garr.it over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
On AboutUs since 2007 · no registrant change on record since 2009 · 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 pageMar 26, 2007 – Nov 5, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described garr.it from Mar 26, 2007 to Nov 5, 2013 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023How the DMOZ web directory described it in 2007Jul 1, 2007“Rete telematica che connette tre loro le entità della ricerca scientifica italiana. Presenta le finalità dell'istituzione, i servizi offerti, i progetti ed un notiziario.”Source: DMOZ directory entry quoted on the AboutUs wiki, 2007
Registrar
No registrar observed yet. AboutUs has recorded registrars since Jul 20, 2026.
Registrant
Registrant recordsJan 3, 2009 – May 26, 2026Registration records for garr.it are held from Jan 3, 2009 to May 26, 2026 (174 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, 2009–2026
Zone file
Nameservers: garr.netNameservers: garr.netJan 3, 2009 – May 26, 2026Registration records listed garr.net nameservers (ns1.garr.net, ns2.garr.net) for garr.it from Jan 3, 2009 to May 26, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
Hellenic Academic and Research Institutions CAHellenic Academic and Research Institutions CANov 12, 2025 – Nov 13, 2026 (latest)Hellenic Academic and Research Institutions CA issued 215 certificates for garr.it from Nov 12, 2025, the latest valid until May 30, 2027. Seen in use on Nov 6, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Nov 6, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (7)
Mar 26, 2007 – Nov 5, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described garr.it from Mar 26, 2007 to Nov 5, 2013 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2007AboutUs record: “Rete telematica che connette tre loro le entità della ricerca scientifica italiana. Presenta le finalità dell'istituzione, i servizi offerti, i progetti ed un notiziario.”Source: DMOZ directory entry quoted on the AboutUs wiki, 2007
Jan 3, 2009 – May 26, 2026Registrant: Registration records for garr.it are held from Jan 3, 2009 to May 26, 2026 (174 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 3, 2009 – May 26, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed garr.net nameservers (ns1.garr.net, ns2.garr.net) for garr.it from Jan 3, 2009 to May 26, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Nov 12, 2025 – Nov 13, 2026Certificate: Hellenic Academic and Research Institutions CA issued 215 certificates for garr.it from Nov 12, 2025, the latest valid until May 30, 2027. Seen in use on Nov 6, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Nov 6, 2026
Current AboutUs recordJul 3, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Nov 9, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Let's EncryptAug 7, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026Let's Encrypt issued 19 certificates for garr.it from Aug 7, 2026, the latest valid until Feb 6, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jul 3, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Nov 9, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Aug 7, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 19 certificates for garr.it from Aug 7, 2026, the latest valid until Feb 6, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Site is live · HTTPS valid
GARR is a telecommunications network connecting Italian research and scientific institutions. Based in Rome, it provides network services, infrastructure, and support for academic and research organizations across Italy.
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
How garr.it was described, 2007
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). Not AboutUs's assessment. Entries marked DMOZ quote the DMOZ directory, not the site; DMOZ was a volunteer-edited web directory (1998–2017). New words · dropped words
2007
How the DMOZ web directory described it in 2007
Rete telematica che connette tre loro le entità della ricerca scientifica italiana. Presenta le finalità dell'istituzione, i servizi offerti, i progetti ed un notiziario.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.
2007
First tracked by AboutUs (Mar 26, 2007); profile edited 2 times through 2013.