Link to home
Start Free TrialLog in
Avatar of IP4IT Staff
IP4IT StaffFlag for Ireland

asked on

What is the best way in finding out if SPF and DKIM records have been changed for a domain

Hi,

We would like to know how to check our SPF and DKIM records for our domain.

What is the best way in doing so?

Thanks,
Robbie
Avatar of David Favor
David Favor
Flag of United States of America image

https://mxtoolbox.com/ is a great starting point.
The definitive place to check SPF is Scott Kitterman's validator - he wrote the SPF spec.
SPF u can find out easily from mxtoolbox.com or any other web site that provides functionality
Just put there domain name and hot lookup

But for dkim, you need to find out selector used for record

What you can do, logon to your public dns panel and check all txt records, find one start with V=DKIM1
Hum... I was just thinking about your question.

You asked how to tell if the SPF or DKIM records have been changed.

This seems to suggest you might be looking for historical data, as in the exact date/time one of your records changed.

There's no easy + 100% correct way to do this.

To do this, you would have had to capture SPF + DKIM records over time, then check current values against previous values.
ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION
Avatar of David Favor
David Favor
Flag of United States of America image

Link to home
membership
This solution is only available to members.
To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.
Start Free Trial
Avatar of noci
noci

SPF - DKIM test.. (and it will also check spamminess of the mail involved if you like.)
https://www.mail-tester.com/spf-dkim-check

You can send it a mail. (It will provide you with a unique address to send the mail to.)

Easies way to check it to ask for the right record through  remote service like:

dig txt  example.com
dig txt _selector....example.com