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Is .cn safe? The state of .cn domain security — China
.cn is riskier than the internet average. Across 9,226,176 graded .cn domains, 99% score an F — worse than the 78.3% global average — heavier on exposed domains than the web as a whole. 0.1% earn a B or better. Most .cn 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 .cn zone — covering China — 96.7% of 2,656,159 graded domains earn an F, well above the 73.8% internet-wide average. DMARC enforcement here stands at 1.5% — below the 11.8% census-wide rate.
Note: .cn is used as a proxy for China based on the domain's TLD, not where the company is registered.
How do .cn domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .cn domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 81 | 0% |
| A | 336 | 0% |
| B | 4,413 | 0% |
| C | 19,761 | 0.2% |
| D | 66,588 | 0.7% |
| F | 9,134,997 | 99% |
Does .cn 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 .cn doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .cn domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .cn safe?
On average, .cn is riskier than the internet average: 99% of its 9,226,176 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 .cn domains?
1.0% of .cn domains score above an F and 0.1% 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 .cn 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 .cn too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .cn 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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