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Is .gd safe? The state of .gd domain security
.gd is riskier than the internet average. Across 2,869 graded .gd domains, 81.4% score an F — worse than the 78.3% global average — heavier on exposed domains than the web as a whole. 2.2% earn a B or better. Most .gd domains can still be impersonated in email, but the ending shifts the odds, not your own domain's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
Of 2,869 graded .gd domains, 81.4% earn an F — above the 78.3% internet-wide average. Only 0.5% reach an A or A+ — the highest protection tier in the census.
How do .gd domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .gd domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 5 | 0.2% |
| A | 9 | 0.3% |
| B | 48 | 1.7% |
| C | 159 | 5.5% |
| D | 314 | 10.9% |
| F | 2,334 | 81.4% |
Does .gd 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 .gd doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .gd domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .gd safe?
On average, .gd is riskier than the internet average: 81.4% of its 2,869 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 .gd domains?
18.6% of .gd 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 .gd 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 .gd too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .gd 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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