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Common questions
Is sun.com legit or a scam?
sun.com was registered Mar 19, 1986 (40 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 sun.com?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for sun.com. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
When was sun.com registered?
sun.com's registration dates to Mar 19, 1986 (40 years old), per public registration records. MarkMonitor Inc. is the registrar on record today.
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
Registered 40 years ago · on AboutUs since 2006 · 1 registrar change since Apr 1, 2010 · 3 ownership changes since 2007 · last checked Oct 27, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredMar 19, 1986sun.com was registered on Mar 19, 1986.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 25, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 21, 2006 – Nov 12, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described sun.com from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 12, 2013 (43 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Registrar
TUCOWS, INC.Apr 1, 2010 – Nov 20, 2014Registrar TUCOWS, INC. (IANA 69) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for sun.com, from Apr 1, 2010 to Nov 20, 2014.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)MarkMonitor, Inc.
Ownership
Ownership recordsJul 14, 2007 – Jun 15, 2026Registration records for sun.com are held from Jul 14, 2007 to Jun 15, 2026 (1,674 records). 3 changes of registrant name or organization are marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Zone file
Nameservers: sun.comJul 14, 2007 – Apr 26, 2012Registration records listed sun.com nameservers (ns1.sun.com, ns2.sun.com, ns7.sun.com…) for sun.com from Jul 14, 2007 to Apr 26, 2012.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
DigiCert IncDigiCert IncNov 5, 2025 – Oct 27, 2026 (latest)DigiCert Inc issued 16 certificates for sun.com from Nov 5, 2025, the latest valid until May 3, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 27, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 27, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (29)
Mar 19, 1986Registration: sun.com was registered on Mar 19, 1986.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 25, 2026
Jun 21, 2006 – Nov 12, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described sun.com from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 12, 2013 (43 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “This website addresses to those who want to benefit of the latest IT technology. Sun.com delivers transparent IT services that are simple, automated and user oriented so that the customer should spend very little time t…”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Jul 1, 2007AboutUs record: “In its early years Sun concentrated mainly on building workstations. However, currently the company is into computer networking with its expertise in systems, software, storage, and services.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2007
Jul 14, 2007 – Jun 15, 2026Ownership: Registration records for sun.com are held from Jul 14, 2007 to Jun 15, 2026 (1,674 records). 3 changes of registrant name or organization are marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Said about itself in 2006
Jul 1, 2006
“This website addresses to those who want to benefit of the latest IT technology. Sun.com delivers transparent IT services that are simple, automated and user oriented so that the customer should spend very little time t…”
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Said about itself in 2007Jul 1, 2007“In its early years Sun concentrated mainly on building workstations. However, currently the company is into computer networking with its expertise in systems, software, storage, and services.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2007
Current AboutUs recordJun 17, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Oct 25, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
MarkMonitor, Inc.
Jun 24, 2016 – Oct 27, 2026 (latest)
Registrar MarkMonitor, Inc. (IANA 292) in the registration data recorded, first on Jun 24, 2016 and most recently on Oct 27, 2026.
Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 25, 2026
Ownership change
Apr 1, 2010
The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Apr 1, 2010. Who it changed to is in the full report.
Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Ownership changeNov 10, 2013The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Nov 10, 2013. Who it changed to is in the full report.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Ownership changeNov 29, 2013The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Nov 29, 2013. Who it changed to is in the full report.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
3 ownership changes, 2007–2026
Nameservers: oracle.com, sun.com
Apr 28, 2012 – Oct 17, 2013
Registration records listed oracle.com, sun.com nameservers (ns1.oracle.com, ns1.sun.com, ns2.sun.com…) for sun.com from Apr 28, 2012 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.
Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to oracle.com, sun.comApr 28, 2012sun.com's nameservers moved from sun.com to oracle.com, sun.com between Apr 26, 2012 and Apr 28, 2012. Last seen at sun.com: Apr 26, 2012 (registration record). First seen at oracle.com, sun.com: Apr 28, 2012 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: oracle.com, sun.comOct 18, 2013 – Jun 1, 2014oracle.com, sun.com (ns1.oracle.com, ns1.sun.com, ns2.sun.com…) were the nameservers listed for sun.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Jun 1, 2014 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Nameservers: oracle.com, sun.comJun 2, 2014 – Nov 20, 2014Registration records listed oracle.com, sun.com nameservers (ns1.oracle.com, ns1.sun.com, ns2.sun.com…) for sun.com from Jun 2, 2014 to Nov 20, 2014. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Nameservers: UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara)Jan 24, 2015 – Apr 1, 2016UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara) (orcldns1.ultradns.com, orcldns2.ultradns.net, orcldns3.ultradns.biz…) were the nameservers listed for sun.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Jan 24, 2015 to Apr 1, 2016 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
DNS moved to UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara)Jan 24, 2015sun.com's nameservers moved from oracle.com, sun.com to UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara) at some point between Nov 20, 2014 and Jan 24, 2015. Last seen at oracle.com, sun.com: Nov 20, 2014 (registration record). First seen at UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara): Jan 24, 2015 (ICANN zone-file snapshot). 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 → ICANN zone-file snapshot)
Nameservers: UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara)Jun 24, 2016 – Jun 17, 2017Registration records listed UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara) nameservers (a1-198.akam.net, a2-67.akam.net, a22-64.akam.net…) for sun.com from Jun 24, 2016 to Jun 17, 2017.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Nameservers: AkamaiJun 19, 2017 – Apr 2, 2018Registration records listed Akamai nameservers (a1-198.akam.net, a2-67.akam.net, a22-64.akam.net…) for sun.com from Jun 19, 2017 to Apr 2, 2018. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to AkamaiJun 19, 2017sun.com's nameservers moved from UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara) to Akamai between Jun 17, 2017 and Jun 19, 2017. Last seen at UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara): Jun 17, 2017 (registration record). First seen at Akamai: Jun 19, 2017 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: AkamaiApr 3, 2018Akamai (a1-198.akam.net, a2-67.akam.net, a22-64.akam.net…) were the nameservers listed for sun.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Apr 3, 2018 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Nameservers: AkamaiApr 4, 2018 – Jul 4, 2018Registration records listed Akamai nameservers (a1-198.akam.net, a2-67.akam.net, a22-64.akam.net…) for sun.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Jul 4, 2018. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Nameservers: UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara)Jul 12, 2018 – Jul 16, 2022Registration records listed UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara) nameservers (ns1.p04.dynect.net, ns2.p04.dynect.net, ns3.p04.dynect.net…) for sun.com from Jul 12, 2018 to Jul 16, 2022.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara)Jul 12, 2018sun.com's nameservers moved from Akamai to UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara) between Jul 4, 2018 and Jul 12, 2018. Last seen at Akamai: Jul 4, 2018 (registration record). First seen at UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara): Jul 12, 2018 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: AkamaiNameservers: AkamaiAug 2, 2022 – Jun 15, 2026Registration records listed Akamai nameservers (a1-160.akam.net, a11-66.akam.net, ns1.p04.dynect.net…) for sun.com from Aug 2, 2022 to Jun 15, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to AkamaiAug 2, 2022sun.com's nameservers moved from UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara) to Akamai between Jul 16, 2022 and Aug 2, 2022. Last seen at UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara): Jul 16, 2022 (registration record). First seen at Akamai: Aug 2, 2022 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Seen in the .com zone fileSep 8, 2026 – Oct 4, 2026 (latest)First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Oct 4, 2026. Nameservers on Oct 4, 2026: a1-160.akam.net, a11-66.akam.net, a13-65.akam.net, a18-67.akam.net….Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Oct 4, 2026
Jul 14, 2007 – Apr 26, 2012
Zone file: Registration records listed sun.com nameservers (ns1.sun.com, ns2.sun.com, ns7.sun.com…) for sun.com from Jul 14, 2007 to Apr 26, 2012.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Apr 1, 2010 – Nov 20, 2014Registrar: Registrar TUCOWS, INC. (IANA 69) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for sun.com, from Apr 1, 2010 to Nov 20, 2014.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Apr 1, 2010Ownership: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Apr 1, 2010. Who it changed to is in the full report.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Apr 28, 2012 – Oct 17, 2013Zone file: Registration records listed oracle.com, sun.com nameservers (ns1.oracle.com, ns1.sun.com, ns2.sun.com…) for sun.com from Apr 28, 2012 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Apr 28, 2012Zone file: sun.com's nameservers moved from sun.com to oracle.com, sun.com between Apr 26, 2012 and Apr 28, 2012. Last seen at sun.com: Apr 26, 2012 (registration record). First seen at oracle.com, sun.com: Apr 28, 2012 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Oct 18, 2013 – Jun 1, 2014Zone file: oracle.com, sun.com (ns1.oracle.com, ns1.sun.com, ns2.sun.com…) were the nameservers listed for sun.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Jun 1, 2014 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Nov 10, 2013Ownership: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Nov 10, 2013. Who it changed to is in the full report.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Nov 29, 2013Ownership: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Nov 29, 2013. Who it changed to is in the full report.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Jun 2, 2014 – Nov 20, 2014Zone file: Registration records listed oracle.com, sun.com nameservers (ns1.oracle.com, ns1.sun.com, ns2.sun.com…) for sun.com from Jun 2, 2014 to Nov 20, 2014. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jan 24, 2015 – Apr 1, 2016Zone file: UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara) (orcldns1.ultradns.com, orcldns2.ultradns.net, orcldns3.ultradns.biz…) were the nameservers listed for sun.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Jan 24, 2015 to Apr 1, 2016 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Jan 24, 2015Zone file: sun.com's nameservers moved from oracle.com, sun.com to UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara) at some point between Nov 20, 2014 and Jan 24, 2015. Last seen at oracle.com, sun.com: Nov 20, 2014 (registration record). First seen at UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara): Jan 24, 2015 (ICANN zone-file snapshot). 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 → ICANN zone-file snapshot)
Jun 24, 2016 – Oct 27, 2026Registrar: Registrar MarkMonitor, Inc. (IANA 292) in the registration data recorded, first on Jun 24, 2016 and most recently on Oct 27, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Oct 25, 2026
Jun 24, 2016 – Jun 17, 2017Zone file: Registration records listed UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara) nameservers (a1-198.akam.net, a2-67.akam.net, a22-64.akam.net…) for sun.com from Jun 24, 2016 to Jun 17, 2017.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jun 19, 2017 – Apr 2, 2018Zone file: Registration records listed Akamai nameservers (a1-198.akam.net, a2-67.akam.net, a22-64.akam.net…) for sun.com from Jun 19, 2017 to Apr 2, 2018. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jun 19, 2017Zone file: sun.com's nameservers moved from UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara) to Akamai between Jun 17, 2017 and Jun 19, 2017. Last seen at UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara): Jun 17, 2017 (registration record). First seen at Akamai: Jun 19, 2017 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Apr 3, 2018Zone file: Akamai (a1-198.akam.net, a2-67.akam.net, a22-64.akam.net…) were the nameservers listed for sun.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Apr 3, 2018 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Apr 4, 2018 – Jul 4, 2018Zone file: Registration records listed Akamai nameservers (a1-198.akam.net, a2-67.akam.net, a22-64.akam.net…) for sun.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Jul 4, 2018. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jul 12, 2018 – Jul 16, 2022Zone file: Registration records listed UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara) nameservers (ns1.p04.dynect.net, ns2.p04.dynect.net, ns3.p04.dynect.net…) for sun.com from Jul 12, 2018 to Jul 16, 2022.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jul 12, 2018Zone file: sun.com's nameservers moved from Akamai to UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara) between Jul 4, 2018 and Jul 12, 2018. Last seen at Akamai: Jul 4, 2018 (registration record). First seen at UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara): Jul 12, 2018 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Aug 2, 2022 – Jun 15, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed Akamai nameservers (a1-160.akam.net, a11-66.akam.net, ns1.p04.dynect.net…) for sun.com from Aug 2, 2022 to Jun 15, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Aug 2, 2022Zone file: sun.com's nameservers moved from UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara) to Akamai between Jul 16, 2022 and Aug 2, 2022. Last seen at UltraDNS (Neustar/Vercara): Jul 16, 2022 (registration record). First seen at Akamai: Aug 2, 2022 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nov 5, 2025 – Oct 27, 2026Certificate: DigiCert Inc issued 16 certificates for sun.com from Nov 5, 2025, the latest valid until May 3, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 27, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 27, 2026
Jun 17, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Oct 25, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Sep 8, 2026 – Oct 4, 2026Zone file: First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Oct 4, 2026. Nameservers on Oct 4, 2026: a1-160.akam.net, a11-66.akam.net, a13-65.akam.net, a18-67.akam.net….Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Oct 4, 2026
Automated safety checks
DNS (passed)
HTTPS (failed)
Make sure the site responds over HTTPS with a valid certificate.
Page metadata (passed)
Security headers (passed)
AboutUs has not vetted this site. Everything below is what we could measure automatically. Anything you do on the site — paying, sharing personal details, downloading — is between you and the site, not AboutUs.
Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered Mar 19, 1986 — 40 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: MarkMonitor Inc. — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Jul 24, 2026).
Authority 87/100— ahead of 87% of the August 2026 scored sampleSome caution flags
Why this authority score
87 is a percentile: higher than 87% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #1,784)+11
Verified continuity: 40.6 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+3
Calibration adjustment (published map)+19
Model score: 44/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 87/100 — 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 about 2 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 2 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
What sun.com said about itself, 2006–2007
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (2 versions). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
This website addresses to those who want to benefit of the latest IT technology. Sun.com delivers transparent IT services that are simple, automated and user oriented so that the customer should spend very little time to understand how to use it in order to solve the problem. The Sun company provides engineering solutions for the customers’ problems.
2007
In its early years Sun concentrated mainly on building workstations. However, currently the company is into computer networking with its expertise in systems, software, storage, and services.rewritten
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date; self-description below is the 2013 record.
1986
Domain registered (Mar 19, 1986).
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 21, 2006); profile edited 43 times through 2013.
2013
Self-description at the time:
“Sun.com deals in computer servers, PCs, software & security services”