How do I Enable Domain Keys (DKIM) and SPF for my domain name ?

Linux Web Hosting Control Panel have the simple way of enabling DKIM ( Domain Keys) and SPF ( Sender Policy Framework ) in the Web Hosting Server for Email Authentication.

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Procedure

Enabling DKIM and SPF Procedure in Linux Web Hosting

Linux Web-Hosting allows you to set up your DKIM (Domain Keys) and SPF(Sender Policy Framework) for your domain name.

Please follow the below procedure as,

DKIM(Domain Keys)

1. Login to your cPanel
2. Click Email authentication under Mail feature
3. Click on Enable Domain keys.

For creating SPF

1. Login to your cPanel
2. Click Email Authentication under Mail feature
3. Click on Enable SPF.

Edit DNS Zone

1. Login to your WHM under DNS Functions
2. Click Edit DNS Zone
3. Click on the Domain for which you enabled DKIM and SPF where you can view the Domain keys entries and SPF entries in the DNS zone.

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Troubleshooting FAQs

DNS Records Troubleshooting FAQs

How to Add SRV record in my Domain

To add SRV record please follow the procedure,

1. Kindly login to your WHM >> Click on DNS functions

2. Choose the domain >> Click on edit

3. Under Add New Entries Below this Line >> In the drop down box choose the option as SRV .After adding the records click on save and proceed further.

How to Add DMARC record in my Domain

DMARC, which stands for “Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance”, is a technical specification created by a group of organizations that want to help reduce the potential for email-based abuse by solving a couple of long-standing operational, deployment, and reporting issues related to email authentication protocols.

1] Login into cPanel
2] Click on Advance DNS Zone editor.
3] Add a new TXT record with the following details:
Name: _dmarc
TTL: 14400
Type: TXT
TXT Data : Any on of the below
-> none – Take no action. Log affected messages on the daily report only.
v=DMARC1; p=none; sp=none; rf=afrf; pct=100; ri=86400
-> none with report – sends report of failed validations to a valid email of yours (example: admin@domain.com)
v=DMARC1; p=none; sp=none; ruf=admin@domain.com; rf=afrf; pct=100; ri=86400
-> reject – Cancel the messages
v=DMARC1; p=reject; sp=none; rf=afrf; pct=100; ri=86400
-> quarantine – mark messages as spam
v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; sp=none; rf=afrf; pct=100; ri=86400
4] Click on Add Record