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Is gonzaga.edu legit or a scam?
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Who owns gonzaga.edu?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for gonzaga.edu. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
On AboutUs since 2006 · one registrar since Feb 4, 2025 · no registrant change on record since 2009 · last checked Oct 6, 2026.
Registration
No registration date on file yet. AboutUs reads it from RDAP when the site is checked.
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 20, 2006 – Nov 5, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described gonzaga.edu from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 5, 2013 (4 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006“Gonzaga University is a private, four-year comprehensive university. Gonzaga's educational philosophy is based on the 450-year Ignatian model that aims to educate the whole person -- mind, body and spirit -- an integrat…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Registrar
EducauseFeb 4, 2025 – Mar 18, 2025 (latest)Registrar Educause (IANA 365) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for gonzaga.edu, from Feb 4, 2025 to Mar 18, 2025.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Registrant
Registrant recordsFeb 10, 2009 – Jun 21, 2026Registration records for gonzaga.edu are held from Feb 10, 2009 to Jun 21, 2026 (138 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: gonzaga.eduNameservers: gonzaga.eduFeb 10, 2009 – Mar 7, 2019Registration records listed gonzaga.edu nameservers (ns1.gonzaga.edu, ns2.gonzaga.edu) for gonzaga.edu from Feb 10, 2009 to Mar 7, 2019.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)Nameservers: Amazon Route 53
Certificate
Internet2Internet2Oct 28, 2025 – Nov 3, 2026Internet2 issued 103 certificates for gonzaga.edu from Oct 28, 2025, the latest valid until May 20, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)AmazonMay 29, 2026 – Nov 3, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (14)
Jun 20, 2006 – Nov 5, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described gonzaga.edu from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 5, 2013 (4 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “Gonzaga University is a private, four-year comprehensive university. Gonzaga's educational philosophy is based on the 450-year Ignatian model that aims to educate the whole person -- mind, body and spirit -- an integrat…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Feb 10, 2009 – Jun 21, 2026Registrant: Registration records for gonzaga.edu are held from Feb 10, 2009 to Jun 21, 2026 (138 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
Feb 10, 2009 – Mar 7, 2019Zone file: Registration records listed gonzaga.edu nameservers (ns1.gonzaga.edu, ns2.gonzaga.edu) for gonzaga.edu from Feb 10, 2009 to Mar 7, 2019.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
May 10, 2019 – Jun 21, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ipam-ext-01.gonzaga.edu, ipam-ext-02.gonzaga.edu, ns-1431.awsdns-50.org…) for gonzaga.edu from May 10, 2019 to Jun 21, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Automated safety checks
DNS (passed)
HTTPS (failed)
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Current facts
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not yet retrieved
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Current AboutUs recordJun 21, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 21, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Nameservers: Amazon Route 53May 10, 2019 – Jun 21, 2026Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ipam-ext-01.gonzaga.edu, ipam-ext-02.gonzaga.edu, ns-1431.awsdns-50.org…) for gonzaga.edu from May 10, 2019 to Jun 21, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to Amazon Route 53May 10, 2019gonzaga.edu's nameservers moved from gonzaga.edu to Amazon Route 53 at some point between Mar 7, 2019 and May 10, 2019. Last seen at gonzaga.edu: Mar 7, 2019 (registration record). First seen at Amazon Route 53: May 10, 2019 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 2 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Amazon issued 24 certificates for gonzaga.edu from May 29, 2026, the latest valid until May 15, 2027.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Google Trust ServicesSep 1, 2026 – Nov 3, 2026Google Trust Services issued 34 certificates for gonzaga.edu from Sep 1, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 29, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Let's EncryptSep 23, 2026 – Nov 3, 2026Let's Encrypt issued 98 certificates for gonzaga.edu from Sep 23, 2026, the latest valid until Feb 1, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
SSL CorporationSep 26, 2026 – Nov 3, 2026SSL Corporation issued 6 certificates for gonzaga.edu from Sep 26, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 26, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Certificate from Let's EncryptAug 9, 2026 – Oct 6, 2026 (latest)Let's Encrypt certificate valid Aug 9, 2026 to Nov 7, 2026, as seen on Oct 6, 2026.Source: TLS check, Oct 6, 2026
May 10, 2019Zone file: gonzaga.edu's nameservers moved from gonzaga.edu to Amazon Route 53 at some point between Mar 7, 2019 and May 10, 2019. Last seen at gonzaga.edu: Mar 7, 2019 (registration record). First seen at Amazon Route 53: May 10, 2019 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 2 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Feb 4, 2025 – Mar 18, 2025Registrar: Registrar Educause (IANA 365) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for gonzaga.edu, from Feb 4, 2025 to Mar 18, 2025.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Oct 28, 2025 – Nov 3, 2026Certificate: Internet2 issued 103 certificates for gonzaga.edu from Oct 28, 2025, the latest valid until May 20, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
May 29, 2026 – Nov 3, 2026Certificate: Amazon issued 24 certificates for gonzaga.edu from May 29, 2026, the latest valid until May 15, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jun 21, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 21, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Aug 9, 2026 – Oct 6, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt certificate valid Aug 9, 2026 to Nov 7, 2026, as seen on Oct 6, 2026.Source: TLS check, Oct 6, 2026
Sep 1, 2026 – Nov 3, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services issued 34 certificates for gonzaga.edu from Sep 1, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 29, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Sep 23, 2026 – Nov 3, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 98 certificates for gonzaga.edu from Sep 23, 2026, the latest valid until Feb 1, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Sep 26, 2026 – Nov 3, 2026Certificate: SSL Corporation issued 6 certificates for gonzaga.edu from Sep 26, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 26, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Authority: not enough signals yet
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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.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 74 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 74 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 gonzaga.edu 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
Gonzaga University is a private, four-year comprehensive university. Gonzaga's educational philosophy is based on the 450-year Ignatian model that aims to educate the whole person -- mind, body and spirit -- an integration of science and art, faith and reason, action and contemplation. At Gonzaga, "cura personalis," or care for the individual, is our guiding theme.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 20, 2006); profile edited 4 times through 2013.