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Email Authentication & Enforcement

RFC 7489 authentication monitoring, automated spoof detection, and domain protection for modern engineering teams.

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Privacy·Terms· Built to RFC 7489 Specifications

Stop email spoofing.
Protect inbox placement and reach p=reject.

Verify your SPF, DKIM, and DMARC in seconds. Prevent domain impersonation, fix delivery issues across Google & Microsoft, and reach p=reject safely.

Compliance Standard·2026 Google & Yahoo Mandate·PCI-DSS 4.0
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Scorecard/stripe.com
Grade A+ · 100/100Fully Hardened
DMARC POLICY
p=reject

Strict Enforcement

Attackers cannot impersonate or spoof this domain in customer inboxes.

SPF BUDGET
3 / 10 Lookups

Healthy DNS Budget

Well under the RFC 7208 10-query limit. Zero risk of SPF PermError.

DKIM ALIGNMENT
2048-bit Active

Cryptographically Aligned

All outbound vendor mail is signed with RSA-SHA256 and aligned.

MANDATE COMPLIANCE
Compliant

2026 Mailbox Mandate Ready

Meets Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft strict bulk sender requirements.

Authentication & Delivery Flow Simulation:RFC 7489 · RFC 7208 · RFC 6376
Sender MTA
Authorized
Stripe / Google
SPF Check
PASS
IP within CIDR
DKIM Check
PASS
RSA-SHA256 valid
DMARC Policy
p=reject
Blocks impostors
Delivery
Inbox 100%
Primary placement
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Works seamlessly across leading corporate email & DNS networks

Google Workspace
Gmail & RUA Feeds
Microsoft 365
Exchange & Outlook
Cloudflare
Edge DNS & Flattening
Amazon SES
High-Volume Relays
Twilio SendGrid
Notifications & Marketing
Postmark
Transactional Email

Three protocol failure modes.
Solved without proxying email.

Why legitimate transactional emails bounce when companies configure DMARC blindly, and how our out-of-band engine eliminates each failure mode deterministically.

PRIMITIVE 01·RFC 7208 SECTION 4.6.4

Recursive SPF 10-Lookup Flattener

Every SaaS vendor adds nested DNS queries (include:). When total lookups reach 11, RFC 7208 mandates a fatal PermError. Receiving mailboxes drop or spam-filter legitimate invoices.

Current State:1 / 10 Lookups (RFC Compliant)

DmarcLock resolved nested includes into dedicated IP netblocks. Lookup count is 1.

Simulate Engine:
DNS Zone RepresentationFLATTENED CIDR
Compiled Authoritative Record (1 Query Total)
acme.com. IN TXT "v=spf1 ip4:198.51.100.0/24 ip4:203.0.113.0/24 ip4:192.0.2.0/24 ~all"
✓ All IPs from Google Workspace, SendGrid, and Zendesk consolidated into verified CIDRs.
✓ Background watchdog re-evaluates upstream DNS every 60 seconds.
Engine: RFC 7208 Compliant CIDR OptimizerTry Standalone Flattener
Out-of-band architecture·Zero mail proxy latency·100% RFC standards compliant
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Email security engineered for your deployment pipeline.

Stop clicking through legacy DNS consoles. Declare your email authentication rules alongside your application code with our Terraform provider, REST API, or CLI gate.

CI/CD Pre-Flight Checks

Block pull requests that add third-party email vendors without DKIM key delegation or SPF flattening.

Automated DNS Sync

Syncs dynamically with Cloudflare, AWS Route 53, NS1, and Google Cloud DNS via webhooks or Terraform.

inspect.sh
# Inspect corporate domain policy & SPF depth via REST API
curl -s -X POST https://api.dmarclock.com/v1/inspect \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer dlk_live_7e8b91c4..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "domain": "acme.com",
    "require_dkim_alignment": true,
    "max_spf_lookups": 10
  }' | jq .readiness
Public API v1 StableOpenAPI 3.1 · 99.99% SLA

Deterministic path to p=reject without breaking customer email.

A phased architectural progression governed by automated cryptographic verification gates. Advance with mathematical confidence that invoices, receipts, and resets never drop.

Standard: RFC 7489 §6.3·Delivery impact: 0.0% Delivery Impact

Ingest aggregate XML & map every outbound sender

Your domain begins in passive observation mode. Receiving MTAs (Google, Microsoft, Yahoo) transmit daily compressed RUA reports. DmarcLock parses and classifies 100% of outbound volume into legitimate transactional relays, marketing vendors, and rogue spoofers.

Verification Gate Checklist

RUA Telemetry Endpoint Ingestion
Point rua tag to DmarcLock ingest mailboxes; auto-verify MX reception
Passed
14-Day Baseline Traffic Sample
Monitor volume across weekday and billing cycles without dropping mail
Passed
Shadow Vendor & Rogue Spoof Inventory
Catalog all sending IPs (Google Workspace, Stripe, SendGrid, custom MTAs)
Passed
telemetry-ingest.rua.xml --parsed-stream
RFC 7489 Spec
PARSED SOURCE IPSPF / DKIM RESULTIDENTIFIED SENDER
209.85.220.41[PASS / PASS]Google Workspace
167.89.100.22[PASS / UNALIGNED]Twilio SendGrid
185.220.101.5[FAIL / DROPPED]Unauthorized Botnet (Blocked)
→ 3 distinct sending infrastructures mapped. 0 mail interrupted.
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Out-of-Band Control Plane: Zero SMTP mail hops, zero delivery latency.
RFC 7489 Compliant·RFC 7208 SPF Flattener·Safe-to-Reject Verified

Clear boundaries. Zero mail interception.

Enterprise infrastructure software requires unambiguous security demarcations. Here is our exact architectural scope versus your untouched mail systems.

Infrastructure Layer
Governed by DmarcLock (Control Plane)
Your Existing Mail Infrastructure
01 // Transport & Routing
SMTP Protocol Layer
Out-of-Band Policy Enforcement

Publishes authoritative DMARC policies (p=reject), autonomous SPF CIDR flattening, and branded DKIM selectors.

Zero Inline Mail Interception

MX records stay 100% intact. We never proxy outbound mail, never introduce SMTP hops, and add exactly 0ms delivery latency.

02 // Message Content & PII
Data Privacy & Compliance
Aggregated RFC Metadata Only

Ingests compressed daily XML reports (source IP, sending domain, pass/fail counts). Zero message bodies or subjects parsed.

Zero Access to Private Communications

Subject lines, body text, attachments, and customer email addresses never cross our boundary. Zero GDPR, HIPAA, or SOC2 scope expansion.

03 // DNS Zone Governance
Authoritative Nameservers
Selective Subdomain Delegation

Automated sync for _dmarc, _spf, and selector CNAME records via Cloudflare, Route 53, or manual TXT copy.

Your Authoritative DNS Remains Sovereign

We never take over root nameservers (NS), never alter A/AAAA apex records, and cannot modify unauthorized zone entries.

04 // Mailbox Infrastructure
Tenant Mail Environment
Continuous Drift Detection & Ingest

Watchdog monitors SPF lookup depth and DMARC record tampering 24/7, alerting your team via Slack/Teams.

Google Workspace & M365 Mailboxes

User inboxes, OAuth credentials, calendar data, and tenant admin accounts remain completely untouched and unpermissioned.

Zero proxy failure modes·100% out-of-band DNS control
Review Trust & Architecture Whitepaper
Architecture Memorandum/ENG-DMARC-01
STATUS: PRODUCTION INVARIANTS·VERIFIED GPG SIGNED
Why DmarcLock was engineered 100% out-of-band

Email security vendors should never read your emails.
Or charge you an escalating per-email penalty tax.

Legacy enterprise vendors built their businesses on proxying email traffic: routing corporate mail through their servers, adding latency, creating single points of failure, and charging exorbitant fees every time your company sends a marketing newsletter or billing receipt.

That architecture is fundamentally flawed. When an inline mail proxy goes down, business stops. When a proprietary black-box score hallucinates, legitimate customer invoices bounce.

We built DmarcLock around three immutable protocol invariants:

01/OUT-OF-BAND DNS
Zero Transport Interception

We never touch MX records. Telemetry is parsed via asynchronous RFC 7489 RUA XML reports. Exactly 0ms added delivery latency.

02/RFC RIGOR
Zero Algorithmic Guesswork

Strict adherence to RFC 7489, RFC 7208, and RFC 6376. Automated CIDR compilation guarantees you never exceed the 10-query SPF limit.

03/BOOLEAN GATES
Zero False Drops

We never allow a domain to advance to p=reject until mathematical proof confirms that 100% of legitimate sending services pass alignment.

HS
Harshit Sharma
Founder & Security Systems Architect · DmarcLock
GitHub RepositoryLinkedIn
Predictable Rates·Zero Per-Email Volume Tax

Predictable pricing. No per-email penalty tax.

Unlike legacy enterprise vendors that charge more as your email volume grows, DmarcLock offers flat-rate domain protection with zero volume penalty.

Single Organization
$19/ mo

For engineering teams protecting core production domains.

  • 3 Active Production Domains
  • Enforcement Readiness Engine
  • Recursive SPF 10-Lookup Flattener
  • Guided Vendor DKIM Alignment Playbooks
  • Daily RUA Aggregate Report Parsing
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MSP Standard
Multi-Client Portfolio
$49/ mo

For IT consultants & managed service providers managing client domains.

  • 10 Isolated Client Workspaces
  • 25 Monitored Apex Domains
  • Multi-Tenant Portfolio Risk Rollup
  • Client-Ready Executive Compliance Summaries
  • Governed DNS Change Guidance
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Enterprise Scale
$149/ mo

For large MSPs, consultancies, & enterprise security operations.

  • 50 Client Workspaces · 150 Domains
  • Full REST API & CI/CD Webhook Ingestion
  • Structured Audit Trails & GitOps Integration
  • Direct Engineering Support Channel
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Everything you need to know.

Clear answers on DMARC enforcement, SPF flattening, and protecting email deliverability.

DmarcLock (dmarclock.com) is an enterprise email security and DMARC enforcement software platform. It enables organizations to protect their domain names from email spoofing, phishing, and impersonation by guiding them safely from passive monitoring (p=none) to verified policy enforcement (p=reject). DmarcLock continuously ingests aggregate XML reports from Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo, verifies third-party sending services (such as SendGrid, Stripe, and Google Workspace), and eliminates SPF PermErrors using recursive DNS flattening under RFC 7208.

DmarcLock Email Authentication & SPF Flattener
RFC 7489 · RFC 7208 · RFC 6376 Compliant

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