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Lifeline · k-state.edu over time
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On AboutUs since 2006 · one registrar since Jan 30, 2025 · no registrant change on record since 2009 · last checked Sep 20, 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 k-state.edu from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 5, 2013 (4 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006“Kansas State University earns raves as one of America’s “best value” public colleges: The Princeton Review ranks us as #5, and Consumers Digest rates us #16. Here’s a quick profile:”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Registrar
EducauseJan 30, 2025 – Apr 28, 2025 (latest)Registrar Educause (IANA 365) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for k-state.edu, from Jan 30, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Registrant
Registrant recordsJan 8, 2009 – May 18, 2026Registration records for k-state.edu are held from Jan 8, 2009 to May 18, 2026 (194 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: ksu.eduJan 8, 2009 – May 18, 2010Registration records listed ksu.edu nameservers (ns-1.ksu.edu, ns-2.ksu.edu) for k-state.edu from Jan 8, 2009 to May 18, 2010.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)Nameservers: kanren.net, ksu.edu
Certificate
AmazonMay 30, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026Amazon issued 180 certificates for k-state.edu from May 30, 2026, the latest valid until May 16, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)Google Trust ServicesAug 28, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (15)
Jun 20, 2006 – Nov 5, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described k-state.edu from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 5, 2013 (4 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “Kansas State University earns raves as one of America’s “best value” public colleges: The Princeton Review ranks us as #5, and Consumers Digest rates us #16. Here’s a quick profile:”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Jan 8, 2009 – May 18, 2026Registrant: Registration records for k-state.edu are held from Jan 8, 2009 to May 18, 2026 (194 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 8, 2009 – May 18, 2010Zone file: Registration records listed ksu.edu nameservers (ns-1.ksu.edu, ns-2.ksu.edu) for k-state.edu from Jan 8, 2009 to May 18, 2010.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Aug 27, 2010 – Mar 29, 2021Zone file: Registration records listed kanren.net, ksu.edu nameservers (kic.kanren.net, nic.kanren.net, ns-1.ksu.edu…) for k-state.edu from Aug 27, 2010 to Mar 29, 2021.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Current AboutUs record
Jul 18, 2026 – Sep 20, 2026 (latest)
Authority and Safety last refreshed Sep 20, 2026.
Source: AboutUs checks
Nameservers: kanren.net, ksu.edu
Aug 27, 2010 – Mar 29, 2021
Registration records listed kanren.net, ksu.edu nameservers (kic.kanren.net, nic.kanren.net, ns-1.ksu.edu…) for k-state.edu from Aug 27, 2010 to Mar 29, 2021.
Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to kanren.net, ksu.eduAug 27, 2010k-state.edu's nameservers moved from ksu.edu to kanren.net, ksu.edu at some point between May 18, 2010 and Aug 27, 2010. Last seen at ksu.edu: May 18, 2010 (registration record). First seen at kanren.net, ksu.edu: Aug 27, 2010 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 3 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)
Nameservers: ksu.eduNameservers: ksu.eduMay 16, 2021 – May 18, 2026Registration records listed ksu.edu nameservers (ns-1.ksu.edu, ns-2.ksu.edu, ns-3.ksu.edu) for k-state.edu from May 16, 2021 to May 18, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to ksu.eduMay 16, 2021k-state.edu's nameservers moved from kanren.net, ksu.edu to ksu.edu at some point between Mar 29, 2021 and May 16, 2021. Last seen at kanren.net, ksu.edu: Mar 29, 2021 (registration record). First seen at ksu.edu: May 16, 2021 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 48 days 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)
Google Trust Services issued 15 certificates for k-state.edu from Aug 28, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 24, 2027.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Let's EncryptOct 13, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026Let's Encrypt issued 13 certificates for k-state.edu from Oct 13, 2026, the latest valid until Feb 2, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Internet2Oct 26, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026Internet2 issued 21 certificates for k-state.edu from Oct 26, 2026, the latest valid until May 21, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Certificate from Internet2Jul 21, 2026Internet2 certificate valid Jul 21, 2026 to Feb 5, 2027; the date it was observed was not recorded.Source: TLS check (observation date not recorded)
Aug 27, 2010Zone file: k-state.edu's nameservers moved from ksu.edu to kanren.net, ksu.edu at some point between May 18, 2010 and Aug 27, 2010. Last seen at ksu.edu: May 18, 2010 (registration record). First seen at kanren.net, ksu.edu: Aug 27, 2010 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 3 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)
May 16, 2021 – May 18, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed ksu.edu nameservers (ns-1.ksu.edu, ns-2.ksu.edu, ns-3.ksu.edu) for k-state.edu from May 16, 2021 to May 18, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
May 16, 2021Zone file: k-state.edu's nameservers moved from kanren.net, ksu.edu to ksu.edu at some point between Mar 29, 2021 and May 16, 2021. Last seen at kanren.net, ksu.edu: Mar 29, 2021 (registration record). First seen at ksu.edu: May 16, 2021 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 48 days 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)
Jan 30, 2025 – Apr 28, 2025Registrar: Registrar Educause (IANA 365) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for k-state.edu, from Jan 30, 2025 to Apr 28, 2025.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
May 30, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026Certificate: Amazon issued 180 certificates for k-state.edu from May 30, 2026, the latest valid until May 16, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jul 18, 2026 – Sep 20, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Sep 20, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Jul 21, 2026Certificate: Internet2 certificate valid Jul 21, 2026 to Feb 5, 2027; the date it was observed was not recorded.Source: TLS check (observation date not recorded)
Aug 28, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services issued 15 certificates for k-state.edu from Aug 28, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 24, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Oct 13, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 13 certificates for k-state.edu from Oct 13, 2026, the latest valid until Feb 2, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Oct 26, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026Certificate: Internet2 issued 21 certificates for k-state.edu from Oct 26, 2026, the latest valid until May 21, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
3 of 4 safety checks passed (Nov 4, 2026).
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What k-state.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
Kansas State University earns raves as one of America’s “best value” public colleges: The Princeton Review ranks us as #5, and Consumers Digest rates us #16. Here’s a quick profile:
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date; self-description below is the 2013 record.
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 20, 2006); profile edited 4 times through 2013.
2013
Self-description at the time:
“K-State.edu Kansas State University focuses on health, sciences, business.”