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Is .how safe? The state of .how domain security
.how is riskier than the internet average. Across 5,316 graded .how domains, 89.6% score an F — worse than the 73.8% global average — heavier on exposed domains than the web as a whole. 1.4% earn a B or better. Most .how 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 .how domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .how domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-07-29.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 1 | 0% |
| A | 8 | 0.2% |
| B | 63 | 1.2% |
| C | 194 | 3.6% |
| D | 289 | 5.4% |
| F | 4,761 | 89.6% |
Does .how 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 .how doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .how domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .how safe?
On average, .how is riskier than the internet average: 89.6% of its 5,316 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 .how domains?
10.4% of .how domains score above an F and 1.4% 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 .how 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 .how too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .how 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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