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Is .tools safe? The state of .tools domain security
.tools is about average for the internet. Across 28,350 graded .tools domains, 78.3% score an F — roughly in line with the 78.3% global average. 2.5% earn a B or better. Most .tools 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 25,261 graded .tools domains, 71.3% earn an F — below the 73.8% internet-wide average. Only 0.4% reach an A or A+ — the highest protection tier in the census.
How do .tools domains score?
Aggregate grade distribution across all graded .tools domains — we never publish an individual business's grade. As of 2026-08-16.
| Grade | Domains | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 16 | 0.1% |
| A | 78 | 0.3% |
| B | 601 | 2.1% |
| C | 2,188 | 7.7% |
| D | 3,273 | 11.5% |
| F | 22,194 | 78.3% |
Does .tools 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 .tools doesn't protect you, and a high-F-share ending doesn't doom you: a correctly configured .tools domain earns an A while the crowd around it sits at F.
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Frequently asked questions
Is .tools safe?
On average, .tools is about average for the internet: 78.3% of its 28,350 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 .tools domains?
21.7% of .tools domains score above an F and 2.5% 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 .tools 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 .tools too.
What does "grade F" mean for a .tools 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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