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October 27, 2024

Setup Amazon SES DMARC, DKIM, SPF Records for Domain Authentication

If you are managing your emails with Amazon SES and they are going to spam, this article is for you. It will guide you on how to setup Amazon SES SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records. With the help of Amazon SES DNS records, you can improve email deliverability and prevent email scams. When your email domain is authenticated, inbox providers like Google, Outlook, and Yahoo trust you as a legitimate sender, hence, allowing your emails to the customers' inboxes. SPF (Sender Policy Framework) specifies which servers are allowed to send emails on your behalf. DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) makes sure that the email message has not been forged in its transit. DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance) checks the SPF and DKIM alignment and decides what to do with emails that fail the authentication check.

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