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Is .de safe? The state of .de domain security — Germany
.de is safer than the internet average. Across 8,755,075 graded .de domains, 61.9% score an F — cleaner than the 73.8% global average — better company than most of the web. 2.2% earn a B or better. Most .de domains can still be impersonated in email, but the ending shifts the odds, not your own domain's grade. As of 2026-07-29.
Note: .de is used as a proxy for Germany based on the domain's TLD, not where the company is registered.
How do .de domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .de domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-07-29.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 3,671 | 0% |
| A | 12,939 | 0.1% |
| B | 175,518 | 2% |
| C | 1,119,666 | 12.8% |
| D | 2,022,676 | 23.1% |
| F | 5,420,605 | 61.9% |
Does .de 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 .de doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .de domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .de safe?
On average, .de is safer than the internet average: 61.9% of its 8,755,075 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 .de domains?
38.1% of .de domains score above an F and 2.2% 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 .de 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 .de too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .de 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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