{"id":7485,"date":"2022-05-22T01:18:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T01:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=7485"},"modified":"2024-06-07T13:03:01","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T13:03:01","password":"","slug":"dkim-and-dmarc-records-for-cloudoon-mail","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/dkim-and-dmarc-records-for-cloudoon-mail\/","title":{"rendered":"DKIM and DMARC Records for Cloudoon Mail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>DKIM and DMARC records are used to enhance email security. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DKIM records are used to sign an email message so that to confirm to the receipeint server that the email they have received has not been altered since it first left the sender&#8217;s server. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DMARC on the other hand, is designed to prevent spoofing of emails. It checks the DKIM and SPF records and determines if both these record match the domain name at the From Email Address. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is recommended to include both in your DNS for better email security<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adding DKIM Record<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1.Login to your Cloudoon Mail using the Administrator account. This is typically the first email account that was created for you. If unsure, please contact support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2.Navigate to Settings icon then click Email Signing then Enable<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-04-23-31-1024x515.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-04-23-31-1024x515.png 1024w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-04-23-31-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-04-23-31-768x386.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-04-23-31-50x25.png 50w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-04-23-31-1536x773.png 1536w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-04-23-31-920x463.png 920w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-04-23-31-600x302.png 600w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-04-23-31-320x161.png 320w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-04-23-31.png 1866w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3.Click Enable to view the following <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-04-29-51-1024x632.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-04-29-51-1024x632.png 1024w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-04-29-51-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-04-29-51-768x474.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-04-29-51-50x31.png 50w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-04-29-51-920x568.png 920w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-04-29-51-600x370.png 600w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-04-29-51-320x198.png 320w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-04-29-51.png 1030w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>4.Now on your browser, open a different tab and access your DNS management platform. Type in the following <strong>[Read the note below the table regarding DKIM record]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Name\/Host<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>TTL<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Record Type<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Value\/Destination<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8DA3B90808FB37F._domainKey<\/td><td>3600<\/td><td>TXT<\/td><td><code>v=DKIM1; k=rsa;<\/code>p=MIIBIjANBgkq&#8230;&#8230;.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>NOTE: On the <strong>Value\/Destination<\/strong> column, you must first add the characters <code><strong>v=DKIM1; k=rsa;<\/strong><\/code> before copying the long text value that starts with <strong>p=&#8230;. <\/strong>provided on your Cloudoon Mail interface. This is not included on the Cloudoon Mail interface but is assumed you will add it while creating your DKIM Record<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Finally return to your Cloudoon Mail interface and click Enable once again so that DKIM is now enabled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-04-45-40--1024x490.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-04-45-40--1024x490.png 1024w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-04-45-40--300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-04-45-40--768x367.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-04-45-40--50x24.png 50w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-04-45-40--920x440.png 920w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-04-45-40--600x287.png 600w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-04-45-40--320x153.png 320w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-04-45-40-.png 1495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adding DMARC Record<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For DMARC, simply add the record below<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Name\/Host<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>TTL<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Record Type<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Value\/Destination<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>_DMARC<\/td><td>3600<\/td><td>TXT<\/td><td><code>v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; sp=quarantine; fo=1; adkim=r; aspf=r<\/code><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to know more about how DMARC record above was generated, please <a href=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/how-to-create-a-dmarc-record-using-mx-tool-box\/\">refer to this article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DKIM and DMARC records are used to enhance email security. 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