Email Authentication and Standards
SPF, DKIM, DMARC, BIMI, MTA-STS, and TLS-RPT — standards, guidance, and enforcement strategy for the enterprise inbox.
Everything that causes an SPF fail: SPF ~all and -all explained
SPF is a key technique of email authentication that lowers the percentage of spammers who are successful online. As a result, there are a variety of reasons why your SPF records could fail, including soft failures, hard failures, and additional...
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DMARC Quarantine Vs Reject: What’s the difference?
What is the difference between the DMARC policies quarantine and reject, and what will happen when I publish these policies?...
What is a DMARC Record?
A DMARC record is a DNS TXT record that allows you to control how your email is handled if it...
What is SPF Flattening and Should you use it?
The 10 SPF lookup cap introduced by SPF is one of the SPF flattening restrictions. The problem arises from the...
How to Reach a DMARC Reject Policy
In this article, we provide you with a step-by-step guide on how to enforce the DMARC policy and discuss whether...
P=none DMARC
Having a DMARC record set to p=none is essentially equivalent to not having a DMARC record at all. Without enforcement...
What is Sender Policy Framework (SPF)
What is SPF SPF(Sender Policy Framework) is an email authentication protocol that domain admins deploy to prevent spammers from spoofing their domain....
What is an SPF Record?
You don’t have to comprehend every aspect of an SPF record to use it, but a better understanding can help...
Risks of Not Implementing DMARC
Do you know where your domain email comes from? Are spammers trying to impersonate your domain in email communications to...
What is DKIM Record?
What is DKIM? DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is an email authentication procedure that allows email senders to digitally sign their...
How to Troubleshoot “SPF Alignment Failed”
Learn how to troubleshoot SPF alignment failed errors and fix DMARC authentication issues to improve email deliverability and domain protection. This guide covers common SPF alignment problems, DNS configuration mistakes, and step-by-step solutions for SPF, DKIM, and DMARC compliance.
What is the SPF 10 lookup limit?
What is an SPF lookup? An SPF lookup is when the receiving mail server checks to see if the IP...
DKIM versus SPF
Which email security measure should you use: DKIM or SPF? In this article, we’ll cover what these terms mean, when...
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