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Is .cd safe? The state of .cd domain security — DR Congo
.cd is safer than the internet average. Across 3,660 graded .cd domains, 51.2% score an F — cleaner than the 78.3% global average — better company than most of the web. 2.6% earn a B or better. Most .cd domains can still be impersonated in email, but the ending shifts the odds, not your own domain's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
In the .cd zone — covering DR Congo — 51.2% of 3,660 graded domains earn an F, well below the 78.3% internet-wide average. Only 0.5% reach an A or A+ — the highest protection tier in the census.
Note: .cd is used as a proxy for DR Congo based on the domain's TLD, not where the company is registered.
How do .cd domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .cd domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 2 | 0.1% |
| A | 16 | 0.4% |
| B | 78 | 2.1% |
| C | 472 | 12.9% |
| D | 1,217 | 33.3% |
| F | 1,875 | 51.2% |
Does .cd 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 .cd doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .cd domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .cd safe?
On average, .cd is safer than the internet average: 51.2% of its 3,660 graded domains score an F as of 2026-08-16, against a 78.3% global average. Most domains on every ending are exposed — the ending shifts the odds, not your own domain's grade.
How secure are .cd domains?
48.8% of .cd domains score above an F and 2.6% 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 .cd 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 .cd too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .cd 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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