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Is .net safe? The state of .net domain security
.net is riskier than the internet average. Across 10,614,584 graded .net domains, 81% score an F — worse than the 73.8% global average — heavier on exposed domains than the web as a whole. 1.3% earn a B or better. Most .net 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 .net domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .net domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-07-29.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 3,028 | 0% |
| A | 12,896 | 0.1% |
| B | 123,496 | 1.2% |
| C | 530,758 | 5% |
| D | 1,345,013 | 12.7% |
| F | 8,599,393 | 81% |
Does .net 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 .net doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .net domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .net safe?
On average, .net is riskier than the internet average: 81% of its 10,614,584 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 .net domains?
19.0% of .net domains score above an F and 1.3% 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 .net 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 .net too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .net 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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