Supports SPF alignment: Yes (dedicated subdomain)
Supports DKIM alignment: Yes
DMARC requires the domain in the “From” address of the email (what the recipient sees) to match the information authenticated by SPF or DKIM. This is called DMARC alignment.
Certain email service providers require bulk email-sending domains to authenticate their emails with both SPF and DKIM, in addition to configuring one of these authentication methods for DMARC alignment. You can read more about these bulk sender requirements here.
Configure email authentication for Virtuous
To start setting up email authentication, follow the steps below:
Log into your Virtuous account.
To get started, hover over the left sidebar, then select Settings. Under Settings, select All Settings.
From there, select the Connectivity tab, and then press the Verify Identity button under 'Email Sender Identity.'
This will take you to a page where you can see tabs for Domain Authentication and Link Branding. Make sure you are on the Domain Authentication tab.
Go to the Actions button in the upper right and then select Authenticate Your Domain.
OPTIONAL: Use Branded Links. Link branding rewrites all of your tracking links to use the domain you choose, which can further improve email deliverability.
Enter Your Domain.
Go to Advanced Settings.
Select the following:
'Use Custom Return Path'
'Use Custom DKIM Selector': Choose a custom selector like 'vrt' or'v1'.
'Use Automated Security'
If you are an Enforce or Align user and your domain's SPF and/or DKIM records are pointed to Valimail, follow the steps below to add these records to the domain configuration in Valimail. The two CNAME records that contain '_domainkey' in their Hostname need to be published in Valimail, and the rest of the CNAME records in your external DNS zone.
Add a Virtuous DKIM key in Valimail
Publish the DKIM key record in Valimail following the steps from the article below.
Add Virtuous to the SPF configuration in Valimail
Once you establish that Virtuous is an authorized sender for your domain, you will need to configure the service as an Enabled Sender in your domain's configuration.
You will find more detailed information on how to add a service for your domain in Valimail, here:
After the DKIM keys are published in Valimail, and the other records in the external DNS, go back to the Virtuous page where you got the records from and press the Verify button in the lower right of the modal.
If you have any questions about configuring email authentication for this service, please don't hesitate to reach out to Valimail Product Support at [email protected]. We are always happy to assist you in any way we can.