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Is .now safe? The state of .now domain security
.now is riskier than the internet average. Across 26,867 graded .now domains, 80% score an F — worse than the 73.8% global average — heavier on exposed domains than the web as a whole. 1.1% earn a B or better. Most .now 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 .now domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .now domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-07-29.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 4 | 0% |
| A | 22 | 0.1% |
| B | 260 | 1% |
| C | 1,247 | 4.6% |
| D | 3,833 | 14.3% |
| F | 21,501 | 80% |
Does .now 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 .now doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .now domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .now safe?
On average, .now is riskier than the internet average: 80% of its 26,867 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 .now domains?
20.0% of .now domains score above an F and 1.1% 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 .now 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 .now too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .now 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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