DENIC Outage History

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DENIC had 2 outages in the last 2 years totaling 3h 22m of downtime — averaging 0.1 incidents per month.

There were 2 DENIC outages since May 5, 2026 totaling 3h 22m of downtime. Each is summarised below — incident details, duration, and resolution information.

Source: https://status.denic.de

Major May 27, 2026

Note: Disruption of Telephone Service

Detected by Pingoru
May 27, 2026, 08:53 AM UTC
Resolved
May 27, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC
Duration
1h 13m
Affected: Further Public ServicesFurther Public Services (Telephony)
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating May 27, 2026, 08:53 AM UTC

    We are currently experiencing a disturbance in our telephone service and calls are not being put through. We are working on a solution and ask for your understanding. As an alternative, you can contact us per email at [email protected]. Back to current status Status Report Issue Powered by Status.io Subscribe to receive status updates by email Close Subscribe Manage Subscription Manage Existing Subscription Create New Subscription Subscribe to receive status updates by webhook Each status update will POST a JSON payload to this URL Email address for managing webhook Close Subscribe Manage Subscription Manage Existing Subscription Create New Subscription Subscribe to receive status updates via RSS RSS Feed Close Subscribe to receive status updates via iCalendar iCalendar Feed Close

  2. investigating May 27, 2026, 08:53 AM UTC

    We are currently experiencing a disturbance in our telephone service and calls are not being put through. We are working on a solution and ask for your understanding. As an alternative, you can contact us per email at [email protected].

  3. resolved May 27, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC

    The problems have been resolved. May 27, 2026 10:53 CEST

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Minor May 5, 2026

DNSSEC disruption affecting .de domains

Detected by Pingoru
May 05, 2026, 09:28 PM UTC
Resolved
May 05, 2026, 11:36 PM UTC
Duration
2h 8m
Affected: DNSDNS (DNS Nameservice)
Timeline · 1 update
  1. investigating May 05, 2026, 09:28 PM UTC

    Frankfurt am Main, 5 May 2026 – DENIC eG is currently experiencing a disruption in its DNS service for .de domains. As a result, all DNSSEC-signed .de domains are currently affected in their reachability. The root cause of the disruption has not yet been fully identified. DENIC’s technical teams are working intensively on analysis and on restoring stable operations as quickly as possible. Based on current information, users and operators of .de domains may experience impairments in domain resolution. Further updates will be provided as soon as reliable findings on the cause and recovery are available. DENIC asks all affected parties for their understanding. For further enquiries, DENIC can be contacted via the usual channels.

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