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Is .sh safe? The state of .sh domain security
.sh is safer than the internet average. Across 26,446 graded .sh domains, 59.4% score an F — cleaner than the 73.8% global average — better company than most of the web. 6.5% earn a B or better. Most .sh 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 .sh domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .sh domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-07-29.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 76 | 0.3% |
| A | 150 | 0.6% |
| B | 1,480 | 5.6% |
| C | 3,665 | 13.9% |
| D | 5,358 | 20.3% |
| F | 15,717 | 59.4% |
Does .sh 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 .sh doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .sh domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .sh safe?
On average, .sh is safer than the internet average: 59.4% of its 26,446 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 .sh domains?
40.6% of .sh domains score above an F and 6.5% 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 .sh 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 .sh too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .sh 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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