Configure DMARC verification

If an inbound message fails DMARCClosed Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance checks, you can select to hold it in a specified message area, or reject it.

When configuring their DMARC settings, domain owners add policies to their domain’s DMARC record in the DNS. These policies advise message recipients what to do if a message fails authentication: either accept, quarantine, or reject the message. Secure Email Gateway enables you to specify different actions to perform on messages that fail authentication:

Define an action taken for DMARC Reject

  1. Navigate to Policy > Manage Policy Definition > SpamLogic Settings. The SpamLogic Settings page is displayed.

  2. Select the Spam Policy tab.

  3. In the Spam Policy panel, click Click here to change these settings.

  4. From the drop-down menu of DMARC Reject, select:

    • Disabled

    • Hold in area

    • Reject: This is the default option.

    • Add Info & Deliver

    • Hold, Add Info & Deliver

      If you select an option that contains Hold, a message will be held in a message area specified in the Hold Junk Email in Message Area panel on the SpamLogic Settings page.

  5. Click Save.

Define an action taken for DMARC Quarantine

  1. Navigate to Policy > Manage Policy Definition > SpamLogic Settings. The SpamLogic Settings page is displayed.

  2. Select the Spam Policy tab.

  3. In the Spam Policy panel, click Click here to change these settings.

  4. From the drop-down menu of DMARC Quarantine, select:

    • Disabled

    • Hold in area: This is the default option.

    • Add Info & Deliver

    • Hold, Add Info & Deliver

      If you select an option that contains Hold, a message will be held in a message area specified in the Hold Junk Email in Message Area panel on the SpamLogic Settings page.

  5. Click Save.

 

If you change any configuration or policy settings, you must Apply Configuration for the new settings to take effect. You can do this either from the Changes Made panel, or System > Configuration > Apply Configuration. See Apply new configuration for more information.

If you use Peer Gateways (i.e. when multiple Gateways are peered), any configuration changes from a local Gateway can then be applied to all the peers at the same time. See Configure Peer Gateways for more information.

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