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Authority
67/100
Safety
90/100
Known risk signals, not a check pass rate
Registered
Aug 26, 1998
28 years old · Name.com, Inc.
On record
since 2006
3 of 4 safety checks passed (Sep 27, 2026).
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Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered Aug 26, 1998 — 28 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: Name.com, Inc. — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Jul 26, 2026).
Authority 67/100— ahead of 67% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
Prominence (Tranco rank #72,137)+7
Verified continuity: 28.1 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+3
Calibration adjustment (published map)+13
These lines explain the underlying model score of 34/99, which is what places this site at 67/100 using the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 36 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 36 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
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.
1998
Domain registered (Aug 26, 1998).
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 20, 2006); profile edited 3 times through 2008.