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Is .ao safe? The state of .ao domain security — Angola
.ao is safer than the internet average. Across 12,837 graded .ao domains, 52% score an F — cleaner than the 78.3% global average — better company than most of the web. 2.9% earn a B or better. Most .ao domains can still be impersonated in email, but the ending shifts the odds, not your own domain's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
In the .ao zone — covering Angola — 47.1% of 11,069 graded domains earn an F, well below the 73.8% internet-wide average. Only 0.5% reach an A or A+ — the highest protection tier in the census.
Note: .ao is used as a proxy for Angola based on the domain's TLD, not where the company is registered.
How do .ao domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .ao domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 30 | 0.2% |
| A | 35 | 0.3% |
| B | 312 | 2.4% |
| C | 1,693 | 13.2% |
| D | 4,087 | 31.8% |
| F | 6,680 | 52% |
Does .ao 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 .ao doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .ao domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .ao safe?
On average, .ao is safer than the internet average: 52% of its 12,837 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 .ao domains?
48.0% of .ao domains score above an F and 2.9% 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 .ao 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 .ao too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .ao 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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