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The Ultimate SPF / DKIM / DMARC Best Practices 2023

The Ultimate SPF / DKIM / DMARC Best Practices 2023

Reduce spoofing and phishing, build and maintain a solid reputation, and increase email deliverability with SPF, DKIM, and DMARC.

The end of Expect-CT

The end of Expect-CT

With the release of the latest Google Chrome browser (105) at the end of August 2022, the Expect-CT header has officially been deprecated and will be removed in version 107.

Eight years of Sender Policy Framework (SPF)

Eight years of Sender Policy Framework (SPF)

Sender Policy Framework (SPF) is used to authenticate senders of email. Receiving servers use SPF to verify if the message source IP is authorized to send on behalf of the HELO or MAIL FROM domain. History The first draft [https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-schlitt-spf-classic-00] of the Sender Policy

Easy fix for: Unable to preventDefault inside passive event listener due to target being treated as passive

Easy fix for: Unable to preventDefault inside passive event listener due to target being treated as passive

In this short blog, I explain what’s causing this violation and how you can easily fix it.

Easy fix for: Blocked attempt to show a 'beforeunload' confirmation panel for a frame that never had a user gesture since its load

Easy fix for: Blocked attempt to show a 'beforeunload' confirmation panel for a frame that never had a user gesture since its load

In this short blog, I explain what’s causing this violation and how you can easily fix it.

What is intervention: "Modified page load behavior on the page because the page was expected to take a long amount of time to load"?

What is intervention: "Modified page load behavior on the page because the page was expected to take a long amount of time to load"?

At URIports, we process a lot of Reporting API intervention reports containing the following violation: Modified page load behavior on the page because the page was expected to take a long amount of time to load Intervention violations can cause unwanted behavior and are visible in the visitors' developer console.

Hosted MTA-STS by URIports

Hosted MTA-STS by URIports

Publish an MTA-STS policy by adding just two CNAME records to your domain's DNS. URIports will publish an RFC-compliant MTA-STS policy using the latest best practices and periodically validate your policy and email setup.

Introduction to SPF, DKIM, and DMARC

Introduction to SPF, DKIM, and DMARC

For those of you that are new to the email security subject, you've probably heard about SPF, DKIM, and DMARC. But what are they, and how do they relate to each other? Like regular postal mail, someone could send you a letter in an envelope and forge the sender's name

Reporting API v1 is here!

Reporting API v1 is here!

A new version of the Reporting API [https://web.dev/reporting-api/] has been released that hopefully will get supported across more browsers. The legacy Reporting API (v0) is currently only supported by Chrome and Edge browsers. If you have already implemented the Reporting API v0, you can migrate to the

DMARC External Destinations verification

The aggregate (rua) and failure (ruf) report destinations can be specified within the domain's DMARC policy. And while it is possible to specify a destination on a different organizational domain, the receiving domain must expressly indicate that reports for other domains are welcome. The absence of this record will prevent

Why use URIports for your DMARC monitoring?

Why use URIports for your DMARC monitoring?

DMARC, SPF, and DKIM have been around for more than eight years now. Every day, more domains adopt this mechanism to increase email deliverability and protect against email spoofing and phishing attacks. The "R" in DMARC stands for Reporting, and it is one of the great features of DMARC. Email

Single Sign-On (SSO)

URIports supports Single Sign-On (SSO) using OpenID Connect (OIDC) for Mountain and Himalaya subscriptions. SSO speeds up access to your account by allowing you to log in with your existing company or Identity-As-A-Service (IDaaS) credentials, meaning fewer passwords to keep track of and easy user management. We've written quick guides

SSO OIDC Quick guide Okta

Below are screenshots to illustrate the steps required to connect URIports to Okta for the purpose of enabling Single Sign-On through OpenID Connect (OIDC). 6. Paste the Redirect URI from URIports here 7. Select which users should have access to URIports 9. Copy the Client ID and save this value

SSO OIDC Quick guide Azure Active Directory

Below are screenshots to illustrate the steps required to connect URIports to Azure Active Directory for the purpose of enabling Single Sign-On through OpenID Connect (OIDC). 4. Select which users should have access to URIports 5. Paste the Redirect URI from URIports here 7. Copy the Client ID and save

SSO OIDC Quick guide OneLogin

Below are screenshots to illustrate the steps required to connect URIports to OneLogin for the purpose of enabling Single Sign-On through OpenID Connect (OIDC). 5. Paste the Redirect URI from URIports here 10. Copy the Client ID and save this value in URIports 12. Copy the Client Secret and save

SSO OIDC Quick guide SalesForce

Below are screenshots to illustrate the steps required to connect URIports to SalesForce for the purpose of enabling Single Sign-On through OpenID Connect (OIDC). 8. Paste the Redirect URI from URIports here 13. Copy the Consumer Key and save this value in URIports as Client ID 14. Reveal the Consumer

SSO OIDC Quick guide Ping Identity

Below are screenshots to illustrate the steps required to connect URIports to Ping Identity for the purpose of enabling Single Sign-On through OpenID Connect (OIDC). 8. Paste the Redirect URI from URIports here 16. Copy the ISSUER and save this value in URIports as the Application URL 17. Copy the

SSO OIDC Quick guide Google Workspace

Below are screenshots to illustrate the steps required to connect URIports to Google Workspace (formerly known as G Suite) for the purpose of enabling Single Sign-On through OpenID Connect (OIDC). The Google Workspace Application URL is https://accounts.google.com. Go to the Google Cloud Platform [https://console.cloud.google.

Instant DMARC reports

Instant DMARC reports

Why wait 24 hours? Instant DMARC reports allow you to view your SPF and DKIM performance in seconds.

Microsoft is finally sending DMARC aggregate reports (...poorly)

Microsoft is finally sending DMARC aggregate reports (...poorly)

Microsoft has started sending DMARC aggregate reports, but unfortunately they don't know how to format a proper email.

DMARC aggregate reports explained

DMARC aggregate reports explained

DMARC reports are a powerful tool for detecting issues with your DKIM and SPF setup. Let me guide you through the most common DMARC report types and dive into the details of some of ours to help you better understand your own.

Two-factor authentication for your URIports account

Application Support

Two-factor authentication for your URIports account

Enabling two-factor authentication will better secure your account.

Restore 2FA for URIports

Application Support

Restore 2FA for URIports

Unable to access your authenticator app and can’t log in to your URIports account? Here's a super easy fix.

Easy fix for: '[Intervention] Ignored attempt to cancel a touchmove event with cancelable=false'

Easy fix for: '[Intervention] Ignored attempt to cancel a touchmove event with cancelable=false'

In this short blog, I explain what’s causing this error and how you can easily fix it.

How to create a solid and secure Content Security Policy

How to create a solid and secure Content Security Policy

This step-by-step guide will help you understand and set up a solid Content Security Policy for your website.