# Porkbun review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades > Porkbun is a domain registrar. Its terms put it at KYC level 3 of 4: ID on risk flag. NoKYC Score grades it 1.5/10 for privacy (poor) and 5.1/10 for safety (caution). In its favour: company named. To watch: it may ask for ID, requires an email address and requires a phone number. No incidents are on record. Source: NoKYC Score, "Porkbun review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/porkbun ## Key facts - **Category:** Domains - **KYC level:** 3 of 4: ID on risk flag - **Grades:** Privacy 1.5/10, Safety 5.1/10 - **Sign-up:** Email required - **Fees:** No extra fee for crypto payments, per its crypto page - **Jurisdiction:** United States - **Incidents on record:** 0 - **Last reviewed:** 22 Oct 2026 - **Official website:** https://porkbun.com ## What it is Porkbun LLC is an ICANN-accredited domain registrar in Tigard, Oregon, and a subsidiary of Top Level Design LLC. WHOIS privacy is included free. Crypto is accepted at checkout and for one-time account credit deposits through Coinbase checkout; its payment options page names USDC through Coinbase Business, and its crypto page says payments also run through Stripe. Choosing crypto may mean entering extra details or connecting a Coinbase account. Cards, Apple Pay, PayPal and US-only ACH bank transfer are also accepted. The registration agreement requires the registrant, admin, technical and billing contacts to provide a name, postal address, email address and phone number. The privacy policy says Porkbun may request government-issued ID through third-party providers in limited cases, such as preventing fraud or abuse, recovering account access, or enabling certain features. ## What the terms say about ID Privacy policy (last revised 30 September 2026), Identity Verification: Porkbun may request government-issued identification in limited circumstances, such as to prevent fraud or abusive use, recover account access, or enable certain features. The registration agreement requires name, postal address, email and phone for all contacts. ## Features and warnings - **Identity:** ID never required: no; No account needed: no; No email needed: no; No phone number: no - **Payment:** Accepts Monero: not stated; Accepts Lightning: not stated - **Access:** Tor onion address: not stated; Works without JavaScript: not stated - **Trust:** Independent audit: not stated; Company named: yes; 5+ years operating: not stated - **Warnings:** May ask for ID: yes; Email required: yes; Phone number required: yes; Nobody accountable: not in terms ## Questions ### Does Porkbun require KYC? Porkbun is rated KYC level 3 of 4 on this site: ID on risk flag. Privacy policy (last revised 30 September 2026), Identity Verification: Porkbun may request government-issued identification in limited circumstances, such as to prevent fraud or abusive use, recover account access, or enable certain features. The registration agreement requires name, postal address, email and phone for all contacts. ### Is Porkbun safe to use? Porkbun has a Safety grade of 5.1 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 1.5 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed. ### Is Porkbun legit? Porkbun is a working domain registrar. It publishes the company that runs it, in United States. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 5.1 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents. ### Is Porkbun a scam? NoKYC Score does not label services as scams; it records documented incidents with their sources and outcomes. No incidents are on record for Porkbun. Its terms also allow it to hold a flagged deposit and ask for identity documents. ### Do I need an account or email to use Porkbun? Email required. A phone number is required. ### What fees does Porkbun charge? No extra fee for crypto payments, per its crypto page. Fees were recorded from Porkbun's own pages and can change; check before you send. ### Does Porkbun have a Tor onion address? No official onion address was found on Porkbun's own pages. ### Which cryptocurrencies does Porkbun support? Porkbun supports USDC, and fiat payments in USD. ### Can I use Porkbun over Tor? Porkbun does not publish an official onion address. ## Sources - https://porkbun.com/legal - https://porkbun.com/legal/agreement/domain_name_registration_agreement - https://porkbun.com/legal/agreement/product_terms_of_service - https://porkbun.com/legal/agreement/privacy_policy - https://porkbun.com/legal/agreement/ownership_officers - https://porkbun.com/about - https://porkbun.com/support/payment_options - https://porkbun.com/products/crypto - https://kb.porkbun.com/article/143-how-to-use-crypto-currency-at-porkbun How grades are calculated: https://nokycscore.com/methodology