{"id":3364,"date":"2025-07-07T08:05:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T08:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knowledge.progist.net\/?p=3364"},"modified":"2025-07-09T11:54:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T11:54:41","slug":"google-workspace-email-protection-setting-up-spf-and-dkim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knowledge.progist.net\/index.php\/2025\/07\/07\/google-workspace-email-protection-setting-up-spf-and-dkim\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Workspace Email Protection: Setting Up SPF and DKIM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To ensure your emails are authenticated properly and protected against spoofing, follow the steps below to set up <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.progist.net\/spf-everything-you-need-to-know-about-sender-policy-framework\/\">SPF<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.progist.net\/what-is-dkim-its-best-practices\/\">DKIM<\/a> for your domain using Google Workspace:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>SPF:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you\u2019re using only Google Workspace to send emails<\/strong><br>Add the following SPF record to your domain&#8217;s DNS settings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have an existing SPF record in your DNS, you need to modify it to include&nbsp;Google Workspace, as shown below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your current SPF record was&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;v=spf1 include:_spf.mydomain.com ~all&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your updated SPF record will be<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;v=spf1 include:_spf.mydomain.com include:google.com ~all<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>DKIM:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Step 1: Generate a DKIM key pair<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Log in to your Google Admin console with an administrator account.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Menu <\/strong>and then <strong>Apps<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Google Workspace<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Gmail<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Authenticate email.<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/knowledge.progist.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the Selected <strong>domain menu<\/strong>, Choose the domain where you want to enable DKIM.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/knowledge.progist.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Generate New Record<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Configure your DKIM settings in the Generate New Record box:<ul><li>DKIM key bit length options:<ul><li><strong>2048(Recommended)\u2014<\/strong>If your domain provider supports 2048-bit keys, select this option. Longer keys are more secure than shorter keys. If you previously used a 1024-bit key, you can switch to a 2048-bit key if your domain provider supports them.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong>1024\u2014<\/strong>If your domain host doesn&#8217;t support 2048-bit keys, select this option.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prefix <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.progist.net\/dkim-selector-how-it-works\/\">selector<\/a> options:<ul><li>The default prefix selector is&nbsp;google. If you are using Google Workspace, this is the recommended option.<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you prefer to use a custom selector, you can enter a different prefix in this field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Generate. <\/strong>You\u2019ll see a new TXT record appear with your DKIM information.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: It may take up to 48 hours for the Admin console to stop displaying the message \u201cYou must update the DNS records for this domain.\u201d If you&#8217;ve correctly added the DKIM key to your DNS, you can disregard the message. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"907\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/knowledge.progist.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/knowledge.progist.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image.png 907w, https:\/\/knowledge.progist.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/knowledge.progist.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-768x493.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 907px) 100vw, 907px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>8. Copy the DKIM TXT record details shown in the\u00a0Authenticate email\u00a0window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Step 2: Add the DKIM TXT Record to Your DNS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Access your domain&#8217;s DNS settings with your domain registrar or DNS hosting provider, then create a new TXT record using the DKIM values you copied in Step 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Step 3: Enable and Verify DKIM in Google Admin Console<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After adding the DKIM record in your DNS, <strong>log in<\/strong> again to the Google Admin console.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to <strong>Menu &gt; Apps &gt; Google Workspace &gt; Gmail<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click&nbsp;<strong>Authenticate email.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the&nbsp;<strong>Selected domain<\/strong>&nbsp;menu, select the domain where you want to turn on DKIM.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Start authentication<\/strong>. Once the setup is verified and active, the status will change to: Authenticating email with DKIM.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"922\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/knowledge.progist.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/knowledge.progist.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-3.png 922w, https:\/\/knowledge.progist.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-3-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/knowledge.progist.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-3-768x491.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our support team at support@progist.net is ready to assist you with any questions or help you may need regarding the implementation of email standards. Feel free to reach out to us for support!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To ensure your emails are authenticated properly and protected against spoofing, follow the steps below to set up SPF and DKIM for your domain using Google Workspace: SPF: If you\u2019re<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/knowledge.progist.net\/index.php\/2025\/07\/07\/google-workspace-email-protection-setting-up-spf-and-dkim\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Google Workspace Email Protection: Setting Up SPF and DKIM<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dns"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/knowledge.progist.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/knowledge.progist.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/knowledge.progist.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knowledge.progist.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knowledge.progist.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3364"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/knowledge.progist.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3379,"href":"https:\/\/knowledge.progist.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3364\/revisions\/3379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/knowledge.progist.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knowledge.progist.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knowledge.progist.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}