From Jargon to Genius: Cracking the Code of SPF & DKIM DNS Records

After writing my DMARC Reports: Your Secret Weapon Against Domain Fraud (And How to Read Them) post, I realized that I hadn’t really looked at SPF and DKIM records too much. I had read how you could be protecting your brand from email spoofing with SPF and DKIM records but hadn’t explored them very much. I figured that it made more sense to dig a little deeper into what SPF and DKIM records are as well as how they work....

January 5, 2024 · 6 min · Scott

DMARC Reports: Your Secret Weapon Against Domain Fraud (And How to Read Them)

I recently received Emails for my Shopify stores Momma Bears Creations and InkedWith regarding missing DMARC DNS entries. The Email was titled: Add a DMARC record to continue sending emails from your domain. An example of the Email is below Gmail and Yahoo have announced changes that require you to add a DMARC record on your domain before February 1, 2024 if you’d like to continue sending emails from a branded email address....

January 4, 2024 · 7 min · Scott