What is DKIM?

DKIM (Domain Keys Identified Mail) is adding a digital signature to the email header that you send. Allows the recipient's destination mail server to detect whether you used your own mail server for sending. This protocol is especially effective against Man-in-the-Middle attacks.

What is SPF?

SPF (Sender Policy Framework) is a way to verify that emails your contacts receive actually originate from your domain? The domain owner must specify which server or IP address the email will be sent from? This protocol is especially effective against phishing attacks.

DKIM and SPF are designed to detect email spoofing. Prevents email service providers or ESPs from spoofing sending addresses. This is a technique often used in email scams and phishing.

Advantages of authenticating sender domains with DKIM and SPF?

From and Sender used to send your email will match. Including the link in the email before the redirect will be changed to your entire sender's domain name. With Taximail still being able to collect statistical reports as usual.

This method will help the recipient's mail server be more confident that the email they receive is actually from the domain owner. As well as protect your market reputation by making sure other Taximail users cannot use your domain without permission.

If you are unable to set up sender domain authentication with DKIM and SPF, you can still send emails from Taximail as usual, but the Sender settings including the links The address within the email is shared with other Taximail users, making it more likely to be seen as spam.

Before you start

• You need to verify your sender domain.
• You need to add Taximail's record to the DNS record of the sender domain. which will not have any impact with your organization's website or mail system. Because it is adding new information and not deleting the previously set information.
• The method manage your DNS records may vary depending on the provider you use. And this will require support from your IT department.

Set up sender domain authentication with DKIM and SPF

1. In your Taximail account, click the Settings > Verified domains menu.
2. Click the View setup instructions of the sender domain you want.

3. Enter the details in the fields provided and click the Confirm button.
   • Bounce detection subdomain: Select or enter the subdomain name you want. To be used for receiving feedback loops and for use with some destination mail servers that need to check the sender's A Record value.
   • Link & Content URL: Select or enter the subdomain name you want. To be used for making redirect links and image URLs in the content of emails sent via Taximail.

4. Click the Confirm button in the popup to confirm.
5. You'll be shown the records that need to be added to the sender's domain's DNS records.

Note: The method manage your DNS records may vary depending on the provider you use. And this will require support from your IT department.

6. When adding a DNS record at the sender domain is correct. The status will change to all checked Click the Authenticate domain button to confirm.

7. Now, you can use a verified domain as the email sender domain.