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Is .ms safe? The state of .ms domain security
.ms is safer than the internet average. Across 6,635 graded .ms domains, 74.6% score an F — cleaner than the 78.3% global average — better company than most of the web. 2.8% earn a B or better. Most .ms domains can still be impersonated in email, but the ending shifts the odds, not your own domain's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
How do .ms domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .ms domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 3 | 0% |
| A | 19 | 0.3% |
| B | 162 | 2.4% |
| C | 488 | 7.4% |
| D | 1,013 | 15.3% |
| F | 4,950 | 74.6% |
Does .ms 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 .ms doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .ms domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .ms safe?
On average, .ms is safer than the internet average: 74.6% of its 6,635 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 .ms domains?
25.4% of .ms domains score above an F and 2.8% 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 .ms 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 .ms too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .ms 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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