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Is .photo safe? The state of .photo domain security
.photo is safer than the internet average. Across 14,963 graded .photo domains, 70.2% score an F — cleaner than the 73.8% global average — better company than most of the web. 1.9% earn a B or better. Most .photo 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 .photo domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .photo domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-07-29.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 5 | 0% |
| A | 19 | 0.1% |
| B | 261 | 1.7% |
| C | 1,135 | 7.6% |
| D | 3,038 | 20.3% |
| F | 10,505 | 70.2% |
Does .photo 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 .photo doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .photo domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .photo safe?
On average, .photo is safer than the internet average: 70.2% of its 14,963 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 .photo domains?
29.8% of .photo domains score above an F and 1.9% 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 .photo 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 .photo too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .photo 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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