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Common questions
Is ripe.net legit or a scam?
ripe.net was registered Feb 25, 1992 (34 years old), per public registration records. 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 ripe.net?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for ripe.net. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
When was ripe.net registered?
ripe.net's registration dates to Feb 25, 1992 (34 years old), per public registration records. Gandi SAS is the registrar on record today.
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AboutUs Site Facts
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ripe.net
aboutus.com/ripe.netScores refreshed Oct 25, 2026Not an official or audited rating
SignalMeasured
Authority
Link-graph prominence, 0–99
93
Safety
No known risk flags
Known risk signals, not a check pass rate
90
Registered
Feb 25, 199234 years old · RDAP fetched Oct 25, 2026
Registrar
Gandi SAS
Measurements, not a verdict about the site. Authority scores draw on Open PageRank link-graph data.
Registered 34 years ago · on AboutUs since 2006 · one registrar since Jul 22, 2026 · last checked Oct 25, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredFeb 25, 1992ripe.net was registered on Feb 25, 1992.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 25, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageJun 21, 2006 – Nov 12, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described ripe.net from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 12, 2013 (5 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006“The RIPE NCC is an independent, not-for-profit membership organisation that supports the infrastructure of the Internet through technical co-ordination in its service region.”
Registrar
Gandi SASJul 22, 2026 – Oct 23, 2026 (latest)Registrar Gandi SAS in the RDAP data AboutUs recorded, first on Jul 22, 2026 and most recently on Oct 23, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 25, 2026
Zone file
No .net zone-file record for ripe.net is shown here yet.
Certificate
Certificate from Let's EncryptSep 2, 2026 – Oct 23, 2026 (latest)Let's Encrypt certificate valid Sep 2, 2026 to Dec 1, 2026, as seen on Oct 23, 2026.Source: TLS check, Oct 23, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (6)
Feb 25, 1992Registration: ripe.net was registered on Feb 25, 1992.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 25, 2026
Jun 21, 2006 – Nov 12, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described ripe.net from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 12, 2013 (5 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “The RIPE NCC is an independent, not-for-profit membership organisation that supports the infrastructure of the Internet through technical co-ordination in its service region.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Jun 18, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Oct 25, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Jul 22, 2026 – Oct 23, 2026Registrar: Registrar Gandi SAS in the RDAP data AboutUs recorded, first on Jul 22, 2026 and most recently on Oct 23, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 25, 2026
Sep 2, 2026 – Oct 23, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt certificate valid Sep 2, 2026 to Dec 1, 2026, as seen on Oct 23, 2026.Source: TLS check, Oct 23, 2026
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Current AboutUs recordJun 18, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Oct 25, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
All 4 safety checks passed (Oct 25, 2026).
Automated safety checks
DNS (passed)
HTTPS (passed)
Page metadata (passed)
Security headers (passed)
Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered Feb 25, 1992 — 34 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: Gandi SAS — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Jul 22, 2026).
Authority 93/100— ahead of 93% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
93 is a percentile: higher than 93% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #3,230)+10
Verified continuity: 34.7 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+5
Calibration adjustment (published map)+21
Model score: 47/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 93/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded less than a day ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded less than a day ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
What ripe.net 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
The RIPE NCC is an independent, not-for-profit membership organisation that supports the infrastructure of the Internet through technical co-ordination in its service region.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date; self-description below is the 2013 record.
1992
Domain registered (Feb 25, 1992).
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 21, 2006); profile edited 5 times through 2013.