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How do you analyze a DMARC aggregate report?
Step 4. Analyze DMARC Reports.
- Inspect your sending sources. DMARC reports will show you all the domains and IP addresses you’re using to send emails.
- Monitor email authentication. You can see if any of your mail senders is failing SPF, DKIM and DMARC authentication.
- Detect unauthorized use of your domains.
What does a DMARC fail mean?
A DMARC Compliance failure means that both SPF & DKIM verification tests failed. These failures can negatively impact email delivery as inboxes cannot verify the legitimacy of your email.
How do I become DMARC compliant?
In order to become DMARC compliant, either DKIM or SPF has to be setup correctly and align. Note that only DKIM or SPF has to be setup in order to be DMARC compliant. This means when you setup DKIM and SPF and one of the two fails, your email will still be DMARC compliant and pass the DMARC checks.
What does a failed SPF record Tell Me from a DMARC?
To answer you question: DMARC is designed not only to make sure spoofers are unable to use your domain in an unauthorized way, but also allow authorized senders to show that they are legit. SPF can fail even on legitimate emails because of a number of reasons.
What’s the difference between a DMARC aggregate report and a failure report?
They serve different purposes and differ in multiple aspects. Here is a side-by-side comparison of DMARC aggregate reports and DMARC failure reports: an aggregate report provides aggregate data on a group of emails, while a failure report provides details of an individual email;
How to receive DMARC failure reports ( forensic reports )?
In order to receive DMARC failure reports, you need to set up the ruf tag in your DMARC record. Check out this post on the details: How to Receive DMARC Reports. DMARC aggregate reports and DMARC failure reports are the two types of reports supported in DMARC.
When do I use a Rua tag and publish a DMARC record?
When you use a rua tag and publish a DMARC record like this: you are requesting compliant email service providers to send aggregate reports to the specified email address [email protected]. However, the owner of [email protected] must grant you the permission before you can do so.