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Is .surf safe? The state of .surf domain security

.surf is riskier than the internet average. Across 46,177 graded .surf domains, 93.7% score an F — worse than the 73.8% global average — heavier on exposed domains than the web as a whole. 0.3% earn a B or better. Most .surf 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 .surf domains score?

Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .surf domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-07-29.

GradeDomainsShare
A+20%
A70%
B1310.3%
C8611.9%
D1,9014.1%
F43,27593.7%

Does .surf 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 .surf doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .surf domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.

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Frequently asked questions

Is .surf safe?

On average, .surf is riskier than the internet average: 93.7% of its 46,177 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 .surf domains?

6.3% of .surf domains score above an F and 0.3% 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 .surf 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 .surf too.

What does "grade F" mean for a .surf 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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