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Is .tl safe? The state of .tl domain security
.tl is safer than the internet average. Across 1,337 graded .tl domains, 61.7% score an F — cleaner than the 78.3% global average — better company than most of the web. 7.7% earn a B or better. Most .tl 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 1,337 graded .tl domains, 61.7% earn an F — well below the 78.3% internet-wide average. Only 0.7% reach an A or A+ — the highest protection tier in the census.
How do .tl domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .tl domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 0 | 0% |
| A | 10 | 0.7% |
| B | 93 | 7% |
| C | 154 | 11.5% |
| D | 255 | 19.1% |
| F | 825 | 61.7% |
Does .tl 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 .tl doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .tl domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .tl safe?
On average, .tl is safer than the internet average: 61.7% of its 1,337 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 .tl domains?
38.3% of .tl domains score above an F and 7.7% 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 .tl 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 .tl too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .tl 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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