With the rise of the social internet and the ubiquity of e-commerce, spammers and phishers have a tremendous financial incentive to compromise user accounts, enabling theft of passwords, bank accounts,
What are the limitations of the SPF record?
Let’s first see what SPF does and what it does not: Does:SPF authenticates the sending server of the email based on the sending IPv4/IPv6 address. SPF focuses on a header
A guide to best practices for Sender Policy Frameworks (SPF)
The Sender Policy Framework (SPF) is an email-authentication technique which is used to prevent spammers from sending messages on behalf of your domain. With SPF an organization can publish authorized
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SPF Hard fail vs Soft fail?
SPF failure occurs when the sender IP address is not found in the SPF record. This means the email is sent to spam or discarded. If DMARC is not implemented
What does SPF Do?
The Sender Policy Framework (SPF) is an email-authentication technique which is used to prevent spammers from sending messages on behalf of your domain. With SPF an organization can publish authorized
What is SPF?
The Sender Policy Framework (SPF) is an email-authentication technique. It is used to prevent spammers from sending messages on behalf of your domain. With SPF an organization can publish authorized
What is DKIM canonicalization?
Canonicalization is a process by which the headers and body of an email are converted to a canonical standard form before being signed. This can be thought of as converting
What is a DKIM selector?
DKIM stands for DomainKeys Identified Mail and is used for the authentication of an email that’s being sent. It is an email security standard designed to make sure messages aren’t
What is the difference between DomainKeys and DKIM?
DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail): DKIM stands for DomainKeys Identified Mail and is used for the authentication of an email that’s being sent. It is an email security standard designed to
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The importance of DKIM in email authentication and passing DMARC?
DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail): DKIM stands for DomainKeys Identified Mail and is used for the authentication of an email that’s being sent. It is an email security standard designed to
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