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Is .auction safe? The state of .auction domain security
.auction is riskier than the internet average. Across 5,438 graded .auction domains, 88.1% score an F — worse than the 78.3% global average — heavier on exposed domains than the web as a whole. 1% earn a B or better. Most .auction domains can still be impersonated in email, but the ending shifts the odds, not your own domain's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
How do .auction domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .auction domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 1 | 0% |
| A | 6 | 0.1% |
| B | 49 | 0.9% |
| C | 281 | 5.2% |
| D | 309 | 5.7% |
| F | 4,792 | 88.1% |
Does .auction 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 .auction doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .auction domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .auction safe?
On average, .auction is riskier than the internet average: 88.1% of its 5,438 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 .auction domains?
11.9% of .auction domains score above an F and 1% 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 .auction 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 .auction too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .auction 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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