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Is .cv safe? The state of .cv domain security — Cape Verde
.cv is riskier than the internet average. Across 46,406 graded .cv domains, 92.2% score an F — worse than the 78.3% global average — heavier on exposed domains than the web as a whole. 0.4% earn a B or better. Most .cv 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 .cv zone — covering Cape Verde — 84.4% of 44,157 graded domains earn an F, well above the 73.8% internet-wide average. DMARC enforcement here stands at 1.9% — below the 11.8% census-wide rate.
Note: .cv is used as a proxy for Cape Verde based on the domain's TLD, not where the company is registered.
How do .cv domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .cv domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 0 | 0% |
| A | 16 | 0% |
| B | 174 | 0.4% |
| C | 1,387 | 3% |
| D | 2,057 | 4.4% |
| F | 42,772 | 92.2% |
Does .cv 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 .cv doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .cv domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .cv safe?
On average, .cv is riskier than the internet average: 92.2% of its 46,406 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 .cv domains?
7.8% of .cv domains score above an F and 0.4% 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 .cv 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 .cv too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .cv 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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