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SPF, DKIM & DMARC parameters

Last Updated: Dec 18, 2024

You need to include Sender.net SPF, DKIM and DMARC parameters in your Domain DNS settings. 

How does SPF work?

SPF (Sender Policy Framework) is a DNS text entry that provides a list of servers that should be considered allowed to send emails for a specific domain. SPF follows the below steps to ensure the security of your email-sending domains.

  • Your DNS has SPF records that list all of your domain’s authorized IP addresses or servers.
  • Whenever an email is sent from your domain, the receiving email server checks these records.
  • If the sender’s IP address (or server) matches one on the list, the email is authenticated. Emails that pass SPF authentication can reach their destination inboxes, while those that fail might not.

How does DKIM work?

  • An email sent from your domain is signed with your private key. 
  • To verify the signature, the receiving email server retrieves the public encryption key found in the DKIM records on your DNS. Authentication occurs if the signature and key pairs match.
  • If an attacker tried to modify the email during transit, this signature would fail to verify. 
  • The receiving server would see this as evidence of tampering and mark the email, protecting the end receiver from a potentially malicious email.

You can see SPF, DKIM, DMARC values in the “Domains” branch of the “Settings” section.

Include these records into your provider’s DNS settings – when you’re done with the implementation, come back to the domains section and click “Set up DNS records” and “Check SPF, DKIM and DMARC record“. If records were embedded correctly, you will see green checkmarks.

Here’s a video tutorial on how to find and re-verify these records once added:

Each hosting solution has a different interface and various methods for configuring SPF, DKIM and DMARC.

We have specific guides to some of the most common host pages on our site as:

  • Ionos
  • NameCheap
  • GoDaddy
  • Hostinger
  • CloudFlare 

We have also collected some links to the most popular hosting solutions and supporting articles on how it’s done.

Please find your hosting provider:

  • A2 Hosting:
    • How to manage e-mail deliverability settings,
    • How to setup DMARC.
  • Amazon Web Services:
    • Supported DNS Record Types,
    • Setting up the DMARC policy on your domain

  • Aruba.it:
    • Add a DNS record
  • BigCommerce:
    • How to Set DNS records for BigCommerce?,
    • Adding DMARC records.
  • Blue host:
    • DNS management (SPF, DKIM, DMARC)
  • Dnsmadeeasy.com:
    • CNAME Record,
    • Create a TXT Record
    • DMARC record.
  • Dreamhost:
    • How do I add custom DNS records (SPF, DKIM, DMARC)
  • GoDaddy:
    • How to add an SPF record? (set the SPF host as “@”)
    • How to create a CNAME for DKIM? (set the host value as “sender._domainkey”)
    • Add a TXT record for DMARC.
  • Google Domains:
    • DNS basics,
    • Add your DMARC record.
  • GreenGeeks:
    • How to Enable Email Authentication (DKIM, SPF, DMARC)
  • Hostgator:
    • How to create a DNS record? (DKIM, SPF, DMARC).
  • Hostinger:
    • How to Enable or Add SPF records?
    • How to add DKIM record?
    • How to add a DMARC record?
  • Hover:
    • Managing DNS records 
    • Adding DMARC record.
  • Inmotionhosting:
    • How to add a DNS record?
    • DMARC
  • IONOS (formally 1&1):
    • Configuring a CNAME record
    • Creating an SPF record
    • Configuring a DMARC record
  • iPage:
    • How to add, edit and delete DNS records?
    • How to add DMARC record.
  • Namecheap:
    • How do I add TXT/SPF/DKIM/DMARC records for my domain?
  • Networksolutions:
    • How Do I Manage DNS records (SPF, DKIM, DMARC)?
  • Nexcess:
    • How to enable DKIM?
    • How to enable SPF?
    • DMARC email security
  • Shopify:
    • Editing the DNS settings
    • Add DMARC record
  • Squarespace:
    • DNS settings (SPF, DKIM, DMARC)
  • SiteGround:
    • How to configure SPF, DKIM and DMARC records?
  • StableHost:
    • How to add a CNAME record?
  • Turbify:
    • How do I manage TXT records for my domain?
    • How do I add, edit, and delete a CNAME record?
  • Webcentral:
    • Creating CNAME zone records
    • Creating TXT/SPF Zone records
  • WebHostingHub.com:
    • Add DNS Record
    • DMARC record
  • WestHost:
    • SPF/DKIM/DMARC Records
  • Wix:
    • TXT
    • CNAME
  • WordPress:
    • Manage Your DNS Records (DKIM, SPF, DMARC)
  • WP Engine:
    • SPF, DKIM, DMARC Policies for Email Deliverability
  • Yola:
    • Managing DNS records for your domain (SPF, DKIM, DMARC)

If you could not find your hosting provider on the list, please contact your hosting provider directly for support.

That’s it!

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