Publishing a DMARC record on GoDaddy allows domain owners to authenticate emails sent from your domain if GoDaddy is your DNS host. DMARC helps prevent attackers from impersonating your GoDaddy emails, improves deliverability, and upholds your domain's reputation.
Steps to Publish DMARC Record GoDaddy
- Use PowerDMARC’s free DMARC generator to create a record. If you're new to DMARC, start with `p=none`.
- Copy the generated record.
- Log in to your GoDaddy DNS portal.
- Select your domain, then go to “DNS > DNS Records” to add a new entry.
On the domain settings page, click “Add New Record” and enter the following:
- Type: TXT
- Name: _dmarc
- TTL: 1 hour
- Value: [paste your generated DMARC record]
4. Click “Save” to update your DNS settings. Note that changes may take up to 48 hours to process.
You can use our DMARC checker tool to validate your DMARC record. Note that the change you made in the last step might take some time to propagate in the DNS.
For a more detailed insight, refer to our GoDaddy email authentication guide.
Steps after your GoDaddy DMARC Record is Published
1. Actively Monitor your DMARC reports
Reviewing and monitoring your DMARC report data can help you gain insights on failed email deliveries and attempted spoofing attempts. Instead of resorting to reading complicated XML data, PowerDMARC provides parsed, human-readable, comprehensive data on our DMARC report analyzer dashboard.
2. Optimize your DMARC GoDaddy Record
Starting with a "none" policy for your record helps you stay in the monitoring-only phase without losing out on deliverability. However, optimizing your record by implementing a more stringent authentication policy like "quarantine" or "reject" will set you up to fight against email-based attacks like phishing and spoofing among others.
3. Automate DMARC Management with PowerDMARC
Our DMARC Analyzer automates GoDaddy DMARC management by simplifying setup, generating DNS records, and continuously monitoring your domain's email authentication. It aggregates reports, offers detailed threat analysis, and presents data through a user-friendly dashboard. With real-time alerts and actionable recommendations, PowerDMARC empowers users to enhance email security efficiently and effectively.
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