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Authenticate Amazon SES for your domain

When Amazon SES sends mail as your domain, receivers check that it is DKIM-signed or SPF-authorized for that domain. Without it, a strict DMARC policy will send that mail to spam or bounce it.

1. Set up Amazon SES

In the Amazon SES console, verify your domain with Easy DKIM and publish the three _domainkey CNAME records. Optionally set a custom MAIL FROM domain so SPF aligns too.

2. Publish a DMARC record (if you don't have one)

Create a TXT record named _dmarc with a monitoring-only policy:

v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:<your report address>

Reports show whether Amazon SES and your other services pass. Tighten the policy only when they all do.

3. Check it

Need help adding the records? See how at Cloudflare, GoDaddy, Namecheap, Amazon Route 53, Squarespace Domains, Porkbun. Add them where your domain's nameservers point.

DNS changes usually appear within an hour. Then check your domain.

Steps are typical; menus change. If something doesn't match, check Amazon SES's own help pages.