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Is .zone safe? The state of .zone domain security
.zone is riskier than the internet average. Across 26,491 graded .zone domains, 78.3% score an F — worse than the 73.8% global average — heavier on exposed domains than the web as a whole. 2.4% earn a B or better. Most .zone 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 .zone domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .zone domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-07-29.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 19 | 0.1% |
| A | 82 | 0.3% |
| B | 539 | 2% |
| C | 1,709 | 6.5% |
| D | 3,408 | 12.9% |
| F | 20,734 | 78.3% |
Does .zone 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 .zone doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .zone domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .zone safe?
On average, .zone is riskier than the internet average: 78.3% of its 26,491 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 .zone domains?
21.7% of .zone domains score above an F and 2.4% 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 .zone 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 .zone too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .zone 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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