Email Authentication and Technical Settings
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2024 10:40 am
SPF (Sender Policy Framework) : Verifies that emails sent from your domain really come from an authorized server.
Setup in Salesforce Marketing Cloud : If you are using the Sender Authentication Package and have delegated your domain to Marketing Cloud servers, then SPF settings are already in place. If not, you must include SPF records that allow Marketing Cloud to send emails on behalf of your domain. This is done by adding your SPF record to your domain's DNS settings. This step is crucial to improve the deliverability of your emails and prevent them from being marked as spam. More detailed information can be found in the official Help And Training Community include:cust-spf.exacttarget.com documentation .
DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail): Adds a hong kong phone number resource digital signature to your emails, which can be verified by the recipient to confirm that the email has not been altered in transit and that the sender is authentic.
Setup in Salesforce Marketing Cloud : If you use the Sender Authentication Package, DKIM authentication is already implemented. If not, you can generate DKIM keys within Marketing Cloud and then add the corresponding public key to your domain's DNS records. This strengthens the authenticity and security of your email communications.
DMARC ( Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance ): Combines SPF and DKIM to provide an additional layer of authentication. It also provides insights into potential authentication issues.
Setup in Salesforce Marketing Cloud : Implementing DMARC involves setting up a DNS record that specifies how emails that fail SPF and DKIM checks should be treated. This helps protect your brand from email fraud and improves deliverability.
Implementing and verifying SPF, DKIM, and DMARC settings improves the deliverability of your emails while aligning your email marketing strategies with security and privacy best practices.
To check a valid authentication and verify the new protocols we can use aboutmy.email which provides specific information for each delivery. The good news is that by contracting a Sender Authentication Package (SAP) through Salesforce Marketing Cloud, it is easier to align with the new email sending policies of Google and Yahoo.
Setup in Salesforce Marketing Cloud : If you are using the Sender Authentication Package and have delegated your domain to Marketing Cloud servers, then SPF settings are already in place. If not, you must include SPF records that allow Marketing Cloud to send emails on behalf of your domain. This is done by adding your SPF record to your domain's DNS settings. This step is crucial to improve the deliverability of your emails and prevent them from being marked as spam. More detailed information can be found in the official Help And Training Community include:cust-spf.exacttarget.com documentation .
DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail): Adds a hong kong phone number resource digital signature to your emails, which can be verified by the recipient to confirm that the email has not been altered in transit and that the sender is authentic.
Setup in Salesforce Marketing Cloud : If you use the Sender Authentication Package, DKIM authentication is already implemented. If not, you can generate DKIM keys within Marketing Cloud and then add the corresponding public key to your domain's DNS records. This strengthens the authenticity and security of your email communications.
DMARC ( Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance ): Combines SPF and DKIM to provide an additional layer of authentication. It also provides insights into potential authentication issues.
Setup in Salesforce Marketing Cloud : Implementing DMARC involves setting up a DNS record that specifies how emails that fail SPF and DKIM checks should be treated. This helps protect your brand from email fraud and improves deliverability.
Implementing and verifying SPF, DKIM, and DMARC settings improves the deliverability of your emails while aligning your email marketing strategies with security and privacy best practices.
To check a valid authentication and verify the new protocols we can use aboutmy.email which provides specific information for each delivery. The good news is that by contracting a Sender Authentication Package (SAP) through Salesforce Marketing Cloud, it is easier to align with the new email sending policies of Google and Yahoo.