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Is .band safe? The state of .band domain security

.band is safer than the internet average. Across 18,340 graded .band domains, 68.3% score an F — cleaner than the 73.8% global average — better company than most of the web. 3% earn a B or better. Most .band domains can still be impersonated in email, but the ending shifts the odds, not your own domain's grade. As of 2026-07-29.

How do .band domains score?

Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .band domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-07-29.

GradeDomainsShare
A+20%
A170.1%
B5362.9%
C1,84110%
D3,41218.6%
F12,53268.3%

Does .band make a domain secure?

No — and that's the most important thing to know. A domain's grade is decided by how it is configured (SPF, DMARC, HTTPS, DNS), not by its ending. Choosing .band doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .band domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.

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Frequently asked questions

Is .band safe?

On average, .band is safer than the internet average: 68.3% of its 18,340 graded domains score an F as of 2026-07-29, against a 73.8% global average. Most domains on every ending are exposed — the ending shifts the odds, not your own domain's grade.

How secure are .band domains?

31.7% of .band domains score above an F and 3% earn a B or better. The rest fail the basic externally observable protections, most importantly enforced SPF and DMARC, so they can be impersonated in email.

Does choosing .band make my domain secure?

No. A domain's grade comes from how it is configured — SPF, DMARC, HTTPS, DNS — not from its ending. A well-configured domain earns an A on any ending; an unconfigured one sits at F on .band too.

What does "grade F" mean for a .band domain?

It fails the basic protections we can observe from outside — above all, it has no enforced SPF and DMARC, so its email can be forged and its customers targeted with convincing fakes.

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