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Is .ec safe? The state of .ec domain security — Ecuador
.ec is safer than the internet average. Across 42,745 graded .ec domains, 54.1% score an F — cleaner than the 78.3% global average — better company than most of the web. 3.5% earn a B or better. Most .ec 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 .ec zone — covering Ecuador — 39.8% of 32,422 graded domains earn an F, well below the 73.8% internet-wide average. DMARC enforcement here stands at 16.8% — above the 11.8% census-wide rate.
Note: .ec is used as a proxy for Ecuador based on the domain's TLD, not where the company is registered.
How do .ec domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .ec domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 49 | 0.1% |
| A | 131 | 0.3% |
| B | 1,334 | 3.1% |
| C | 5,291 | 12.4% |
| D | 12,813 | 30% |
| F | 23,127 | 54.1% |
Does .ec 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 .ec doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .ec domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .ec safe?
On average, .ec is safer than the internet average: 54.1% of its 42,745 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 .ec domains?
45.9% of .ec domains score above an F and 3.5% 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 .ec 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 .ec too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .ec 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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