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Is .bio safe? The state of .bio domain security

.bio is riskier than the internet average. Across 78,033 graded .bio domains, 85.6% score an F — worse than the 78.3% global average — heavier on exposed domains than the web as a whole. 1.1% earn a B or better. Most .bio domains can still be impersonated in email, but the ending shifts the odds, not your own domain's grade. As of 2026-08-16.

Of 65,310 graded .bio domains, 86.5% earn an F — well above the 73.8% internet-wide average. DMARC enforcement here stands at 8.5% — below the 11.8% census-wide rate.

How do .bio domains score?

Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .bio domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-08-16.

GradeDomainsShare
A+110%
A690.1%
B7841%
C3,2964.2%
D7,0439%
F66,83085.6%

Does .bio 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 .bio doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .bio domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.

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Frequently asked questions

Is .bio safe?

On average, .bio is riskier than the internet average: 85.6% of its 78,033 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 .bio domains?

14.4% of .bio domains score above an F and 1.1% 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 .bio 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 .bio too.

What does "grade F" mean for a .bio 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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