{
  "id": 17110815,
  "title": "SPF, DKIM and DMARC setup for SaaS founders: a 10-minute guide",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/spf-dkim-and-dmarc-setup-for-saas-founders-a-10-minute-guide",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-29T19:36:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/lunealabs/spf-dkim-and-dmarc-setup-for-saas-founders-a-10-minute-guide-52d"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sender Policy Framework (SPF), DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) and Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance (DMARC) are three DNS records that confirm emails genuinely originate from your domain. For most startups, the setup is straightforward. Your email provider offers CNAME records for DKIM and a return path; you add them to your DNS host without changing your existing root SPF record. Publishing one DMARC record at _dmarc.yourdomain.com completes the process. You then send a test email to a Gmail address and verify that SPF, DKIM and DMARC all display PASS. The whole process typically takes about ten minutes, though DNS propagation may take longer.",
  "summary": "SPF, DKIM and DMARC are three DNS records that prove your emails really come from your domain. For most startups the setup is short. Your email provider gives you a few CNAME records (DKIM and a return path) and you add them at your DNS host. You leave your existing root SPF record alone. You publish one DMARC record at _dmarc.yourdomain.com . Then you send a test email to a Gmail address and…",
  "key_points": [
    "SPF, DKIM, DMARC confirm email authenticity from your domain",
    "Email provider offers CNAME for DKIM, return path; add to DNS host",
    "One DMARC record at dmarc.yourdomain.com completes setup"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}