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Receivers are told to reject mail that fails authentication for this domain.

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Receivers are told to reject mail that fails authentication for this domain. Keep watching aggregate reports so a new sending service does not silently start failing.

Score held up: DMARC is enforcing at p=reject, so nobody else can send as this domain. That is the hard part, and it is done. What is left below is about your own mail arriving, not about anyone spoofing you.

160 DNS queries · 1188 ms

Fix these first
  1. 1
    Could not verify DKIM signing for Help Scout
    Confirm DKIM is switched on in Help Scout, then add your selector here so every future scan can verify it directly.
  2. 2
    Could not verify DKIM signing for Salesforce Marketing Cloud
    Confirm DKIM is switched on in Salesforce Marketing Cloud, then add your selector here so every future scan can verify it directly.
  3. 3
    Selector 'google' uses a 1024-bit RSA key
    Rotate to 2048-bit at your next key rotation.
  4. 4
    Selector 's2' uses a 1024-bit RSA key
    Rotate to 2048-bit at your next key rotation.

Identity ·Sending services detected

Read from your SPF includes and MX hosts, then checked for a published DKIM key.

Google WorkspaceSPF include:_spf.google.com · MX alt1.aspmx.l.google.com · MX alt2.aspmx.l.google.com · MX aspmx.l.google.com · MX aspmx2.googlemail.com · MX aspmx3.googlemail.comkey published · google
Help ScoutSPF include:helpscoutemail.comno DKIM key at its selectors
Salesforce Marketing CloudSPF include:_spf.salesforce.comno DKIM key at its selectors

Identity ·DMARC

v=DMARC1; p=reject; rua=mailto:[email protected]; ruf=mailto:[email protected];
Policy
reject
Coverage
100%
Alignment
dkim=r spf=r

Identity ·DKIM

111 selectors probed

googleGoogle WorkspaceRSA 1024
s1SendGridRSA 2048
s2SendGridRSA 1024
smtpapiSendGridRSA 1024
mxGenericRSA 1024

Identity ·SPF

Worst-case evaluation across every include.

v=spf1 include:spf.digitalocean.com include:_spf.google.com include:_spf.salesforce.com include:mg-spf.greenhouse.io include:helpscoutemail.com -all
DNS lookup budget6 / 10
  • include:spf.digitalocean.com
  • include:_spf.google.com
  • include:_spf.salesforce.com
  • include:mg-spf.greenhouse.io
  • include:helpscoutemail.com

Findings (11)

MediumCould not verify DKIM signing for Help Scout›

Help Scout was detected via SPF include:helpscoutemail.com, so it is authorised to send mail as digitalocean.com. We checked the selectors it uses by default (helpscout) and found no key. Help Scout lets you choose your own selector name, so this may simply mean yours is custom. If signing genuinely is not enabled, mail through this service will fail DMARC once forwarded.

What to do

Confirm DKIM is switched on in Help Scout, then add your selector here so every future scan can verify it directly.

RFC 6376

MediumCould not verify DKIM signing for Salesforce Marketing Cloud›

Salesforce Marketing Cloud was detected via SPF include:_spf.salesforce.com, so it is authorised to send mail as digitalocean.com. We checked the selectors it uses by default (sfmc1, sfmc2, exacttarget) and found no key. Salesforce Marketing Cloud lets you choose your own selector name, so this may simply mean yours is custom. If signing genuinely is not enabled, mail through this service will fail DMARC once forwarded.

What to do

Confirm DKIM is switched on in Salesforce Marketing Cloud, then add your selector here so every future scan can verify it directly.

RFC 6376

MediumSelector 'google' uses a 1024-bit RSA key›

1024-bit is the RFC 8301 floor, not a good target. 2048-bit is the current recommendation and is universally supported.

What to do

Rotate to 2048-bit at your next key rotation.

RFC 8301

MediumSelector 's2' uses a 1024-bit RSA key›

1024-bit is the RFC 8301 floor, not a good target. 2048-bit is the current recommendation and is universally supported.

What to do

Rotate to 2048-bit at your next key rotation.

RFC 8301

MediumSelector 'smtpapi' uses a 1024-bit RSA key›

1024-bit is the RFC 8301 floor, not a good target. 2048-bit is the current recommendation and is universally supported.

What to do

Rotate to 2048-bit at your next key rotation.

RFC 8301

MediumSelector 'mx' uses a 1024-bit RSA key›

1024-bit is the RFC 8301 floor, not a good target. 2048-bit is the current recommendation and is universally supported.

What to do

Rotate to 2048-bit at your next key rotation.

RFC 8301

LowNo explicit subdomain policy (sp=)›

Subdomains inherit p=, which is usually what you want. Setting 'sp=reject' explicitly protects unused subdomains even while the parent is still at p=none.

What to do

Consider adding 'sp=reject' if no subdomain sends mail.

LowNo MTA-STS policy›

Without MTA-STS, mail to your domain can be downgraded to plaintext by an active network attacker, because SMTP's STARTTLS is opportunistic by default.

What to do

Publish a TXT record at _mta-sts.digitalocean.com and a policy file at https://mta-sts.digitalocean.com/.well-known/mta-sts.txt.

RFC 8461

LowNo TLS-RPT record›

Sending servers have no address to report TLS failures on mail to your domain, so transport problems stay invisible to you until someone complains.

What to do

Publish 'v=TLSRPTv1; rua=mailto:<address>' at _smtp._tls.digitalocean.com.

RFC 8460

InfoEligible for BIMI›

Your DMARC policy is already enforcing, which is the hard prerequisite for BIMI. Publishing a logo is now largely a branding exercise.

What to do

Publish an SVG Tiny PS logo plus a VMC, then add a default._bimi record.

InfoZone is not signed with DNSSEC›

This is the common case and not a misconfiguration -- most working mail domains are unsigned. It is worth knowing because your authentication records are only as trustworthy as the DNS answers carrying them, and because DNSSEC is the prerequisite for DANE.

What to do

If your DNS provider supports one-click DNSSEC, enabling it is low risk. If it does not, this is not worth changing providers over.

RFC 4033

Show 10 passing checks
PassAggregate reporting is configured›

Aggregate reports are requested at: [email protected].

PassExternal report destination ag.dmarcian.com is correctly authorised›

Authorised by digitalocean.com._report._dmarc.ag.dmarcian.com

PassExternal report destination fr.dmarcian.com is correctly authorised›

Authorised by digitalocean.com._report._dmarc.fr.dmarcian.com

PassDMARC policy is p=reject›

Mail failing authentication is rejected outright. This is the correct end state.

PassSPF lookup count is healthy (6/10)›

Worst-case evaluation stays within the limit with headroom to spare.

PassSPF ends in '-all' (hard fail)›

Unauthorised hosts are explicitly rejected. This is the correct end state.

PassGoogle Workspace's DKIM key is published at google._domainkey›

Detected via SPF include:_spf.google.com, MX alt1.aspmx.l.google.com, MX alt2.aspmx.l.google.com, MX aspmx.l.google.com, MX aspmx2.googlemail.com, MX aspmx3.googlemail.com. A valid public key for this service is published at google._domainkey.digitalocean.com.

Pass5 DKIM key(s) published›

Found at: google, mx, s1, s2, smtpapi.

PassSelector 's1' uses a 2048-bit RSA key›

Key length meets current guidance.

PassCertificate issuance is restricted by CAA›

Only awstrust.com, comodoca.com, digicert.com, globalsign.com, letsencrypt.org, pki.goog, ssl.com may issue certificates for this domain, so a certificate for your mail hosts or your MTA-STS policy endpoint from any other authority would be a mis-issuance. Wildcard certificates are limited separately, to comodoca.com, digicert.com, globalsign.com, letsencrypt.org, pki.goog, ssl.com.

RFC 8659

Transport and zone

Where your mail lands, and whether the DNS carrying your records can be trusted.

MXaspmx.l.google.com, aspmx2.googlemail.com, aspmx3.googlemail.com, alt1.aspmx.l.google.com, alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
Reverse DNSforward-confirmed on every host
MTA-STSnot published
TLS-RPTnot published
BIMInot published
DNSSECzone not signedCommon and not a misconfiguration.
CAAawstrust.com, comodoca.com, digicert.com; cansignhttpexchanges=yes, globalsign.com, letsencrypt.org, pki.goog; cansignhttpexchanges=yes, ssl.com · wildcard: comodoca.com, digicert.com; cansignhttpexchanges=yes, globalsign.com, letsencrypt.org, pki.goog; cansignhttpexchanges=yes, ssl.com
DANEno TLSA records

This is the configuration. It is not the whole picture.

A DNS scan cannot tell you whether digitalocean.com’s mail actually aligns, because alignment is decided per message at the receiver. Collect DMARC aggregate reports to see every source sending as this domain.

digitalocean.com scores A for SPF, DKIM and DMARC · Signet