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H​ow to Publish DMARC Records on Amazon Web Services (AWS)

January 20, 2023  |  2 min read
  1. Log in to Amazon Web Services and go to Services.
  2. Under Network & Content Delivery, click on Route 53.
  3. Under DNS Management, go to Hosted Zones.
  4. From the list, find the domain you want and click on it.
  5. Click on the  Create Record Set button.
  6. In the Name field, type “_dmarc”.
  7. Under Type, select TXT from the drop-down menu.

Step-by-Step DMARC Record Configuration for AWS Route 53 with detailed screenshots

  • Log in to Amazon Web Services and go to Services.
  • Under Network & Content Delivery, click on Route 53.
  • Under DNS Management, go to Hosted Zones.
  • From the list, find the domain you want and click on it.
  • Click on the Create Record Set tab.
  • Choose Type: TXT  
  • In the Name field, type “_dmarc”.
  • In the Value field, enter the record sent to you by email or generated using our DMARC record generator. Given below is an example record generated by our generator tool: 

Click on the “Copy to clipboard” option and hover over to your AWS DMARC setup window to paste it in the “Value” field. (Note: the value shown below is only an example, please replace it with one that is generated for your domain)

DMARC Record Amazon

Finish by clicking Create.

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