{"id":415,"date":"2017-02-08T10:29:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T04:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tikaj.com\/?p=415"},"modified":"2023-12-05T11:28:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T05:58:48","slug":"dmarc-dkim-and-spf-alignments-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tikaj.com\/blog\/dmarc-dkim-and-spf-alignments-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"DMARC, DKIM and SPF Alignments Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tikaj.com\/blog\/what-is-dmarc-how-it-works-and-why-it-is-essential\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tikaj.com\/blog\/what-is-dmarc-how-it-works-and-why-it-is-essential\/\">DMARC<\/a> attempts to check that the address in the header &#8216;From&#8217; is the real message origin or not. DKIM and SPF do not include the <strong>From<\/strong> header and <strong>Username<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tikaj.com\/resources\/dmarc-implementation-guide-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tikaj.com\/resources\/dmarc-implementation-guide-2\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download FREE DMARC Implementation Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li ><a href=\"#difference-between-header-from-domain-and-mail-from-domain\">Difference between Header from Domain and Mail from Domain<\/a><\/li><li ><a href=\"#spf-alignment\">SPF Alignment<\/a><ul><li ><a href=\"#there-are-two-types-of-spf-alignment\">There are two types of SPF alignment<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li ><a href=\"#dkim-alignment\">DKIM Alignment<\/a><ul><li ><a href=\"#there-are-two-types-of-dkim-alignment\">There are two types of DKIM alignment<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Alignment ensures that when using a relaxed configuration, all domains will align perfectly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"difference-between-header-from-domain-and-mail-from-domain\">Difference between Header from Domain and Mail from Domain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Header from Domain<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Mail from Domain<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The domain portion of the email address that is most frequently available to end-users in an email recipient\u2019s &#8220;From&#8221; area.<\/td><td>The SPF authorization method is using this code. It is the domain part of the email address commonly found in the message header &#8220;Return-Path.&#8221; This is also commonly known as the location of the rebound.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"spf-alignment\">SPF Alignment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SPF alignment for DMARC: <\/strong>Alignment of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tikaj.com\/blog\/what-is-spf-why-use-spf-what-are-its-limitations\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"423\">sender policy framework<\/a> (SPF) ensures that the domains of your email match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Mail-Address (MFrom)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the url of the header<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"there-are-two-types-of-spf-alignment\">There are two types of SPF alignment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Relaxed alignment:<\/strong> For relaxed alignment, only the MFrom address&#8217;s root domain will suit the Header From address&#8217;s root domain. Relaxed alignment helps to use a sub-domain and still meet the criteria of domain alignment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Strict alignment: <\/strong>The scope of the MFrom address with strict alignment is an exact match for the address of the Header From domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dkim-alignment\">DKIM Alignment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DKIM alignment for DMARC: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tikaj.com\/blog\/what-is-dkim-all-you-need-to-know-about-dkim\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"426\">DKIM<\/a> matching is when the DKIM signature domain parent of your email meets the domain Header From.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"there-are-two-types-of-dkim-alignment\">There are two types of DKIM alignment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Relaxed alignment: <\/strong>That method of alignment allows the domain of the DKIM to suit the domain of the parent header. Relaxed alignment helps to use a sub-domain and still meet the criteria for domain alignment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Strict alignment- <\/strong>That method of alignment includes an exact match of the DKIM domain to the Header \u201cFrom\u201d domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"10262\" class=\"elementor elementor-10262\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47e9ca90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47e9ca90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29f3e11a\" data-id=\"29f3e11a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-41de28a4 animated-fast elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"41de28a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fbd4de1\" data-id=\"7fbd4de1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a1ee51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a1ee51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Download Implementation of DMARC<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-284e8304 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"284e8304\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have curated step by step guide to implementation of DMARC.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11f24876 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"11f24876\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tikaj.com\/resources\/dmarc-implementation\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download for free<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DMARC attempts to check that the address in the header &#8216;From&#8217; is the real message origin or not. 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