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Is .ws safe? The state of .ws domain security
.ws is riskier than the internet average. Across 49,534 graded .ws domains, 86.2% score an F — worse than the 73.8% global average — heavier on exposed domains than the web as a whole. 0.9% earn a B or better. Most .ws 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 .ws domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .ws domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-07-29.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 12 | 0% |
| A | 32 | 0.1% |
| B | 416 | 0.8% |
| C | 1,872 | 3.8% |
| D | 4,485 | 9.1% |
| F | 42,717 | 86.2% |
Does .ws 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 .ws doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .ws domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .ws safe?
On average, .ws is riskier than the internet average: 86.2% of its 49,534 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 .ws domains?
13.8% of .ws domains score above an F and 0.9% 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 .ws 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 .ws too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .ws 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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