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Is .direct safe? The state of .direct domain security
.direct is about average for the internet. Across 10,184 graded .direct domains, 75.9% score an F — roughly in line with the 73.8% global average. 3.1% earn a B or better. Most .direct 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 .direct domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .direct domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-07-29.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 4 | 0% |
| A | 20 | 0.2% |
| B | 287 | 2.8% |
| C | 778 | 7.6% |
| D | 1,367 | 13.4% |
| F | 7,728 | 75.9% |
Does .direct 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 .direct doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .direct domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .direct safe?
On average, .direct is about average for the internet: 75.9% of its 10,184 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 .direct domains?
24.1% of .direct domains score above an F and 3.1% 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 .direct 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 .direct too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .direct 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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