SPF(supported) DKIM(recommended)
This article covers the SPF and DKIM authentication processes for Doppler and how they are managed in Valimail Enforce. While only one of the two authentication methods is required for an email to pass DMARC, our recommendation is to configure both whenever possible.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Configuring DKIM authentication for your Doppler emails
- Add a Doppler DKIM key in Enforce
- Configuring SPF authentication for your Doppler emails
Configuring DKIM authentication for your Doppler emails
Step One: Create the new Domain Name
The first thing you need to do is get into your Doppler Relay account and go to Account Settings (located on the right side of the navigation bar) and select the Domain Manager option.
Once there, you have to click on the button called Add Domain and then you’ll see the option to write the new Domain, then click the button next to it and the new domain will be successfully added to your list.
Now is time to authenticate your Domain, for that you will need your DKIM Selector and your DKIM Public Key. You can find them on the list below by clicking on the configuration icon, you’ll be redirected to a new page with all the information you need:
- DKIM Selector
- DKIM Public Key
- SPF Field
Second step: Publish the DKIM record
Create a TXT record with the name and value that appear in the administrator console of your DNS. Hosting providers use different names for the fields associated with a TXT record.
For example, GoDaddy includes fields with the name TXT Name and TXT Value, while Name.com has the same fields with the names Record Host and Record Answer.
Important: If you manage DKIM for your domain in Valimail, you will need to add the TXT DKIM key on your domain's Configuration page in Valimail Enforce and add Doppler to your Enabled Senders list.
Once you’ve done these steps, after a while Doppler Relay will show that your DKIM is validated.
You can also find the instructions on how to set up DKIM and SPF for Doppler, here.
Add a Doppler DKIM key in Enforce
1. Go to your domain's Configuration page in Valimail Enforce and publish the newly created DKIM key.
a. Scroll down and add the DKIM key in your configuration, by clicking on Add a DKIM key.
b. Enter the selector name, the DKIM TXT value (the actual value is the entire string after the p= tag), associate the key with Doppler and then click Add.
You can find more detailed information on how to add a DKIM key in Valimail Enforce here.
Configuring SPF authentication for your Doppler emails
Once you establish that Doppler is an authorized sender for your domain, you will need to add the service in your Enabled Senders list in Enforce.
1. Please go to your domain's Configuration page in Enforce.
2. Click on the + sign from the Enabled Senders section:
3. Choose Doppler from the list of configurable senders and then click Enable:
We encourage you to use the comment section for any useful information about your sending service, such as the name of the service owner, change request ticket numbers, etc.
As always, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to submit a ticket.