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Authenticate a sending domain

Authenticate a sending domain

Objective pack for SPF, DKIM, and DMARC. Follow the related workflows in order, then warm up the domain.

Use this pack when a domain is not yet authenticated. Work through SPF, DKIM, and DMARC, verify DNS, then continue to warmup.

Related workflows

Configure SPFPublish and validate an SPF policy for authorized senders.
Configure DKIMEnable DKIM signing and publish selectors.
Configure DMARCPublish DMARC at monitoring policy and validate reporting.
Authenticate a new domainPublish SPF, DKIM, and DMARC for a new sending domain and verify authentication before warmup.

Next recommended workflow

Configure SPFPublish and validate an SPF policy for authorized senders.

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