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Is .target safe? The state of .target domain security
.target is safer than the internet average. Across 156 graded .target domains, 3.8% score an F — cleaner than the 78.3% global average — better company than most of the web. 25.6% earn a B or better. Most .target domains can still be impersonated in email, but the ending shifts the odds, not your own domain's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
Of 156 graded .target domains, 3.8% earn an F — well below the 78.3% internet-wide average. Only 0% reach an A or A+ — the highest protection tier in the census.
How do .target domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .target domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 0 | 0% |
| A | 0 | 0% |
| B | 40 | 25.6% |
| C | 110 | 70.5% |
| D | 0 | 0% |
| F | 6 | 3.8% |
Does .target 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 .target doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .target domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .target safe?
On average, .target is safer than the internet average: 3.8% of its 156 graded domains score an F as of 2026-08-16, against a 78.3% global average. Most domains on every ending are exposed — the ending shifts the odds, not your own domain's grade.
How secure are .target domains?
96.2% of .target domains score above an F and 25.6% 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 .target 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 .target too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .target 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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