He said those include DomainKeys Identified Mail or «DKIM,» which
verifies email senders and Sender Policy Framework or «SPF,» which prevents sender address forgery.
Not exact matches
SPF stands for «
Sender Policy Framework» and verifies that the email sender has permission to send email on your behalf, so email purportedly coming from
[email protected] but sent by salsalabs.com or constantcontact.com etc. doesn't look like
Sender Policy Framework» and
verifies that the
email sender has permission to send email on your behalf, so email purportedly coming from
[email protected] but sent by salsalabs.com or constantcontact.com etc. doesn't look like
sender has permission to send
email on your behalf, so
email purportedly coming from
[email protected] but sent by salsalabs.com or constantcontact.com etc. doesn't look like spam.
Sender Authentication Some organizations have deployed mechanisms to authenticate the origin of
emails, i.e.,
verify that a message that says it's from Citicorp is, in fact, from Citicorp.
ClickZ recommends using multiple authentication protocols, including SPF,
Sender ID, and DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) to ensure your
email message will get
verified no matter which authentication protocol the receiving mail server uses (download our Advanced Deliverability brochure to learn more about our authentication solutions for law firm marketers).
A recent Swiss case — in the Federal Supreme Court — held that
senders of
emails have a duty to
verify receipt in almost all cases.
The security protocol DMARC allows an
email provider to request that another server
verify that an
email was sent from the claimed
sender.
Many
emails used in recent phishing schemes look legitimate; they may use the name of a trusted company or individual as the
sender name, but the
email address is slightly different than the company's or individual's
verified address.