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Is .rw safe? The state of .rw domain security — Rwanda
.rw is safer than the internet average. Across 7,911 graded .rw domains, 59.7% score an F — cleaner than the 78.3% global average — better company than most of the web. 2.6% earn a B or better. Most .rw 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 .rw zone — covering Rwanda — 58.2% of 6,379 graded domains earn an F, well below the 73.8% internet-wide average. DMARC enforcement here stands at 7.4% — below the 11.8% census-wide rate.
Note: .rw is used as a proxy for Rwanda based on the domain's TLD, not where the company is registered.
How do .rw domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .rw domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 2 | 0% |
| A | 8 | 0.1% |
| B | 198 | 2.5% |
| C | 784 | 9.9% |
| D | 2,200 | 27.8% |
| F | 4,719 | 59.7% |
Does .rw 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 .rw doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .rw domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .rw safe?
On average, .rw is safer than the internet average: 59.7% of its 7,911 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 .rw domains?
40.3% of .rw domains score above an F and 2.6% 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 .rw 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 .rw too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .rw 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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