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Is .tools safe? The state of .tools domain security
.tools is about average for the internet. Across 25,261 graded .tools domains, 71.3% score an F — roughly in line with the 73.8% global average. 3.3% earn a B or better. Most .tools 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 .tools domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .tools domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-07-29.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 15 | 0.1% |
| A | 80 | 0.3% |
| B | 729 | 2.9% |
| C | 2,397 | 9.5% |
| D | 4,027 | 15.9% |
| F | 18,013 | 71.3% |
Does .tools 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 .tools doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .tools domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .tools safe?
On average, .tools is about average for the internet: 71.3% of its 25,261 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 .tools domains?
28.7% of .tools domains score above an F and 3.3% 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 .tools 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 .tools too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .tools 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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