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MTA-STS generator

Enforce TLS encryption for your email traffic

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How Skysnag Simplifies MTA-STS

Skysnag automates the implementation and management of MTA-STS for your domain, ensuring your emails are always transmitted securely.

Automated Setup

Generate and deploy MTA-STS policies with zero manual configuration

DNS Record Management

Create and maintain the required DNS records for MTA-STS

Policy Hosting

Host your MTA-STS policy file on secure, high-availability servers

TLS-RPT Integration

Seamlessly integrate with TLS-RPT for comprehensive reporting

Gradual Deployment

Safely progress from testing to enforcement mode without disrupting email

Continuous Monitoring

Monitor your MTA-STS policy effectiveness and detect issues

What is MTA-STS?

MTA-STS (Mail Transfer Agent Strict Transport Security) is an email security standard that enables domain owners to enforce TLS encryption for all incoming emails. It prevents attackers from intercepting email through downgrade attacks or man-in-the-middle techniques.

Enforce TLS Encryption

Require that all mail servers connecting to your domain use TLS encryption, preventing plaintext email transmission.

Prevent Downgrade Attacks

Stop attackers from forcing email delivery over unencrypted connections where they could intercept messages.

Certificate Validation

Verify the validity of TLS certificates presented by mail servers to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks.

Failure Handling

Define how mail servers should handle delivery failures when TLS requirements cannot be met.

MTA-STS Policy Modes

MTA-STS policies can be deployed in different modes depending on your security requirements:

Start here for visibility

Testing Mode

Monitor mode - report failures but deliver messages anyway

Maximum protection

Enforce Mode

Strict mode - reject delivery if TLS requirements aren't met

For policy removal only

None Mode

No policy enforcement - used to remove an existing policy

MTA-STS Implementation Results

See the impact of implementing MTA-STS with Skysnag

100%

TLS-encrypted email delivery

98%

reduction in downgrade attacks

24/7

policy monitoring and alerts

99.9%

secure email delivery rate