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Is .nc safe? The state of .nc domain security
.nc is safer than the internet average. Across 5,473 graded .nc domains, 48.3% score an F — cleaner than the 78.3% global average — better company than most of the web. 5.9% earn a B or better. Most .nc 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 .nc domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .nc domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 2 | 0% |
| A | 33 | 0.6% |
| B | 286 | 5.2% |
| C | 986 | 18% |
| D | 1,521 | 27.8% |
| F | 2,645 | 48.3% |
Does .nc 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 .nc doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .nc domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .nc safe?
On average, .nc is safer than the internet average: 48.3% of its 5,473 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 .nc domains?
51.7% of .nc domains score above an F and 5.9% 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 .nc 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 .nc too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .nc 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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