How to Set Up DKIM for SonicWall Email Security?
Your Generated DKIM Records
Keep the private key secure and add the DKIM record to your DNS
Your Generated DKIM Records
Keep the private key secure and add the DKIM record to your DNS
Generated DKIM Record
Private Key
You must enter the private key in your DKIM signer. It must be kept secret, as anyone with access to it can stamp tokens pretending to be you
Public Key
The public key is the original raw 'X509' format. It's not usable in DNS directly, but it might be useful for something else.
Subdomain
Publish the generated record text on this DNS host. Format: [selector]._domainkey.[yourdomain.com] — never use @ in DNS records.
DKIM uses cryptographic signatures and public-key infrastructure to verify that an email message has not been altered during transit and that it truly came from the claimed sender. Email senders can use DKIM to sign their messages by adding a DKIM-Signature header field to the messages. Email receivers can then use the public key published in the DNS to verify the signature and check that the message has not been tampered with.
How to Configure DKIM Records for SonicWall Email Security
- Navigate to Manage > Anti-Spoofing :

- Click “Add Configuration” under Outbound.
- To produce a public-private key pair, please enter the domain, identity of the signer, and selector. Then, save the settings in the dialogue box.

- After saving, you will be redirected to the Manage > Anti-Spoofing > Outbound page, as seen below.

- A new dialog box will popup after you click “generate,” as seen below:

- To copy the resulting record to your clipboard, click “Generate DNS Record.”
How to publish DKIM record in DNS for SonicWall Email Security
- Access your DNS administration interface.
- Create a TXT record with the following name in your DNS: ._domainkey, for instance: admin._domainkey.abc.com.
- Paste the copied DKIM public key contents in the section designated for the TXT record value.
- Click “Save.”
Use our free DKIM record lookup tool to validate the published DKIM record.
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For more information on SonicWall Email Security DKIM setup, you can refer to their reference documentation
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