Domainkeys Identified Mail Verification Check

The clearswift gateway checks the dkim signature of inbound messages to ensure the verified domain name matches the from or sender address in an email header.

Domainkeys identified mail verification check. Dkim stands for domainkeys identified mail and is an authentication method that helps ensure the sender s email address is legitimate and not being spoofed by a third party. A sender creates the dkim by signing the email with a digital signature. Does email get delivered quarantined or rejected. This signature is located in the message s header.

The signature is valid and that it has not been modified in transit. You can configure a custom content policy filter to scan for a dkim signature in the message header along with a filter action to take when a message header triggers the filter. Domainkeys identified mail dkim is an email authentication method designed to detect forged sender addresses in emails email spoofing a technique often used in phishing and email spam. Dkim domainkeys identified mail is an email authentication technique that allows the receiver to check that an email was indeed sent and authorized by the owner of that domain.

The recipients can use information published in your dns settings to verify if the message was sent from an approved location e g. Domainkeys identified mail dkim defines a domain level digital signature authentication framework for email by permitting a signing domain to assert responsibility for a message in transit. The dkim method works through a digital signature that s attached to the header of each email sent from emma. Dkim authenticates the reputation and identity of the email sender and their email signing practices for additional handling i e.

Domainkeys identified mail dkim you can configure clearswift gateway to perform domainkeys identified mail dkim domainkeys identified mail verification checks on inbound messages. Dkim domainkeys identified mail is the other standard for preventing email forgery. The organization is a handler of the message either as its originator or as an intermediary. Dkim works by cryptographically signing each email message sent.

Dkim allows the receiver to check that an email claimed to have come from a specific domain was indeed authorized by the owner of that domain. Domainkeys identified mail dkim allows senders to associate a domain name with an email message thus vouching for its authenticity. It works together with dmarc and spf read more about this topic in our article about dkim signature.