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Is .codes safe? The state of .codes domain security
.codes is about average for the internet. Across 20,739 graded .codes domains, 80.1% score an F — roughly in line with the 78.3% global average. 1.7% earn a B or better. Most .codes 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 17,983 graded .codes domains, 72% earn an F — below the 73.8% internet-wide average. DMARC enforcement here stands at 8.7% — below the 11.8% census-wide rate.
How do .codes domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .codes domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 20 | 0.1% |
| A | 50 | 0.2% |
| B | 287 | 1.4% |
| C | 1,162 | 5.6% |
| D | 2,599 | 12.5% |
| F | 16,621 | 80.1% |
Does .codes 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 .codes doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .codes domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .codes safe?
On average, .codes is about average for the internet: 80.1% of its 20,739 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 .codes domains?
19.9% of .codes domains score above an F and 1.7% 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 .codes 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 .codes too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .codes 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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