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Is .run safe? The state of .run domain security
.run is riskier than the internet average. Across 52,672 graded .run domains, 87.8% score an F — worse than the 78.3% global average — heavier on exposed domains than the web as a whole. 1.2% earn a B or better. Most .run 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 47,909 graded .run domains, 76.4% earn an F — above the 73.8% internet-wide average. DMARC enforcement here stands at 7.8% — below the 11.8% census-wide rate.
How do .run domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .run domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 13 | 0% |
| A | 52 | 0.1% |
| B | 559 | 1.1% |
| C | 2,134 | 4.1% |
| D | 3,643 | 6.9% |
| F | 46,271 | 87.8% |
Does .run 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 .run doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .run domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .run safe?
On average, .run is riskier than the internet average: 87.8% of its 52,672 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 .run domains?
12.2% of .run domains score above an F and 1.2% 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 .run 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 .run too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .run 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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