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Common questions
Is kfu.edu.sa 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 kfu.edu.sa?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for kfu.edu.sa. 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 · no registrant change on record since 2009 · last checked Nov 10, 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 kfu.edu.sa from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 5, 2013 (4 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006“الأحساء - المطقة الشرقية - المملكة العربية السعودية”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006Current AboutUs record
Registrar
No registrar observed yet. AboutUs has recorded registrars since Jul 20, 2026.
Registrant
Registrant recordsAug 11, 2009 – Nov 27, 2025Registration records for kfu.edu.sa are held from Aug 11, 2009 to Nov 27, 2025 (75 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, 2009–2025
Zone file
No nameserver records held, Nov 2025 – Nov 2026No nameserver records held, Nov 2025 – Nov 2026Nameservers: edu.saAug 11, 2009 – Jan 16, 2012Registration records listed edu.sa nameservers (ns1.kfu.edu.sa, ns2.kfu.edu.sa, ns3.kfu.edu.sa) for kfu.edu.sa from Aug 11, 2009 to Jan 16, 2012.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
DigiCert IncDigiCert IncOct 2, 2025 – Nov 15, 2026 (latest)DigiCert Inc issued 8 certificates for kfu.edu.sa from Oct 2, 2025, the latest valid until Apr 1, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 9, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 9, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (12)
Jun 20, 2006 – Nov 5, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described kfu.edu.sa from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 5, 2013 (4 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “الأحساء - المطقة الشرقية - المملكة العربية السعودية”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Aug 11, 2009 – Nov 27, 2025Registrant: Registration records for kfu.edu.sa are held from Aug 11, 2009 to Nov 27, 2025 (75 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
Aug 11, 2009 – Jan 16, 2012Zone file: Registration records listed edu.sa nameservers (ns1.kfu.edu.sa, ns2.kfu.edu.sa, ns3.kfu.edu.sa) for kfu.edu.sa from Aug 11, 2009 to Jan 16, 2012.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Mar 4, 2012 – Mar 21, 2012Zone file: Registration records listed edu.sa, net.sa nameservers (ns1.isu.net.sa, ns1.kfu.edu.sa, ns2.kfu.edu.sa…) for kfu.edu.sa from Mar 4, 2012 to Mar 21, 2012.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jun 23, 2026 – Nov 10, 2026 (latest)
Authority and Safety last refreshed Nov 10, 2026.
Source: AboutUs checks
Nameservers: edu.sa, net.saMar 4, 2012 – Mar 21, 2012Registration records listed edu.sa, net.sa nameservers (ns1.isu.net.sa, ns1.kfu.edu.sa, ns2.kfu.edu.sa…) for kfu.edu.sa from Mar 4, 2012 to Mar 21, 2012.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to edu.sa, net.saMar 4, 2012kfu.edu.sa's nameservers moved from edu.sa to edu.sa, net.sa at some point between Jan 16, 2012 and Mar 4, 2012. Last seen at edu.sa: Jan 16, 2012 (registration record). First seen at edu.sa, net.sa: Mar 4, 2012 (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)
Nameservers: edu.saNameservers: edu.saApr 20, 2012 – Nov 27, 2025Registration records listed edu.sa nameservers (ns2.kfu.edu.sa, ns3.kfu.edu.sa) for kfu.edu.sa from Apr 20, 2012 to Nov 27, 2025.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to edu.saApr 20, 2012kfu.edu.sa's nameservers moved from edu.sa, net.sa to edu.sa between Mar 21, 2012 and Apr 20, 2012. Last seen at edu.sa, net.sa: Mar 21, 2012 (registration record). First seen at edu.sa: Apr 20, 2012 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Amazon
Nov 1, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026
Amazon issued 1 certificate for kfu.edu.sa from Nov 1, 2026, the latest valid until May 17, 2027.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
DigiCertNov 15, 2026DigiCert issued 2 certificates for kfu.edu.sa from Nov 15, 2026, the latest valid until Jun 1, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Mar 4, 2012
Zone file: kfu.edu.sa's nameservers moved from edu.sa to edu.sa, net.sa at some point between Jan 16, 2012 and Mar 4, 2012. Last seen at edu.sa: Jan 16, 2012 (registration record). First seen at edu.sa, net.sa: Mar 4, 2012 (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)
Apr 20, 2012 – Nov 27, 2025Zone file: Registration records listed edu.sa nameservers (ns2.kfu.edu.sa, ns3.kfu.edu.sa) for kfu.edu.sa from Apr 20, 2012 to Nov 27, 2025.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Apr 20, 2012Zone file: kfu.edu.sa's nameservers moved from edu.sa, net.sa to edu.sa between Mar 21, 2012 and Apr 20, 2012. Last seen at edu.sa, net.sa: Mar 21, 2012 (registration record). First seen at edu.sa: Apr 20, 2012 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Oct 2, 2025 – Nov 15, 2026Certificate: DigiCert Inc issued 8 certificates for kfu.edu.sa from Oct 2, 2025, the latest valid until Apr 1, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 9, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 9, 2026
Jun 23, 2026 – Nov 10, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Nov 10, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Nov 1, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026Certificate: Amazon issued 1 certificate for kfu.edu.sa from Nov 1, 2026, the latest valid until May 17, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Nov 15, 2026Certificate: DigiCert issued 2 certificates for kfu.edu.sa from Nov 15, 2026, the latest valid until Jun 1, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Automated safety checks
DNS (passed)
HTTPS (failed)
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Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
not yet retrieved
Registrar and registration date not retrieved yet — we retry on every view.
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 5 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 5 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 kfu.edu.sa 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
الأحساء - المطقة الشرقية - المملكة العربية السعودية
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 20, 2006); profile edited 4 times through 2013.