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Is .software safe? The state of .software domain security
.software is about average for the internet. Across 25,307 graded .software domains, 76.6% score an F — roughly in line with the 78.3% global average. 2.7% earn a B or better. Most .software 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 23,126 graded .software domains, 70.7% earn an F — below the 73.8% internet-wide average. DMARC enforcement here stands at 15.8% — above the 11.8% census-wide rate.
How do .software domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .software domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 24 | 0.1% |
| A | 88 | 0.3% |
| B | 560 | 2.2% |
| C | 1,904 | 7.5% |
| D | 3,353 | 13.2% |
| F | 19,378 | 76.6% |
Does .software 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 .software doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .software domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .software safe?
On average, .software is about average for the internet: 76.6% of its 25,307 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 .software domains?
23.4% of .software domains score above an F and 2.7% 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 .software 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 .software too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .software 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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