DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance) is an email authentication protocol designed to detect and prevent your domain from being spoofed to send emails. An email compliant with DMARC is less likely to be considered spam, which positively impacts the deliverability of your emails. In this article, we will show you how to set up a DMARC record on cPanel. Given that the DMARC protocol is used by many email providers (such as Gmail, Yahoo!, AOL, Hotmail, Outlook), it increases your chances of emails being successfully delivered.
Set Up a DMARC Record
To implement the DMARC protocol for your domain, you will need to add a new TXT entry in the DNS zone. Log in to your cPanel In the section Domains section, click on Zone Editor
On the line of the domain name you want to configure, click on Manage
On the next page, click the Add Record
button Enter the name, TTL, type, and record as described below. Remember that you must select one of the following options for the Record field: None, Reject, or Quarantine. Name: _dmarc TTL: 14400 Type: TXT Record: (In this field, you must choose how you want recipient servers to handle emails from your domain that fail SPF/DKIM validation)
None: v=DMARC1; p=none; sp=none; rf=afrf; pct=100; ri=86400
Reject: v=DMARC1; p=reject; sp=none; rf=afrf; pct=100; ri=86400
Quarantine: v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; sp=none; rf=afrf; pct=100; ri=86400
Once you enter the record, click on Save Record to save
Edit a DMARC Record
If you already have a DMARC record added and you want to modify it, please follow these steps: On the DMARC record line, click on Edit
Edit the settings and click on Save Record
If you wish to modify additional settings, please consult this link: https://dmarc.org/overview/ Congratulations, you now know how to set up a DMARC record in your cPanel for email validation.