Mail domain report: britishcouncil.de

SPF

pass

SPF record published

Found

Record: v=spf1 ip4:52.18.23.154 ip4:52.18.43.91 ip4:52.17.241.150 ip4:52.18.16.92 ip4:52.18.25.116 ip4:52.18.36.148 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:spf.messagelabs.com include:_spf.salesforce.com include:_spf.createsend.com -all
DNS lookups: 7 of 10
Void lookups: 0 of 2

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✓ No deprecated ptr mechanism #1

No ptr mechanism found in SPF record.
✓ 7 of 10 DNS lookups #2

SPF record needs 7 DNS lookups (limit is 10).
✓ Ends with -all #3

SPF record properly uses -all to restrict unauthorized senders.
✓ Record published #6

SPF record exists for this domain.
✓ Single record #16

Exactly one SPF record is published.
✓ Valid syntax #25

All SPF mechanisms and modifiers are valid.
✓ No void lookups #26

All include/redirect targets exist.
✓ No overly broad IP ranges #27

All ip4/ip6 ranges are narrow enough.

DMARC

fail

p=none (_dmarc.britishcouncil.de)

Found

Record: v=DMARC1; p=none; psd=y; rua=mailto:fkwre5pq3l@rua.powerdmarc.com,mailto:dmarc_agg@vali.email; ruf=mailto:fkwre5pq3l@ruf.powerdmarc.com;
Found at: _dmarc.britishcouncil.de
External report address: mailto:fkwre5pq3l@rua.powerdmarc.com (authorized)
External report address: mailto:dmarc_agg@vali.email (authorized)
External report address: mailto:fkwre5pq3l@ruf.powerdmarc.com (authorized)

Tag	Value	Meaning
v	DMARC1	Version
p	none	Policy
rua	mailto:fkwre5pq3l@rua.powerdmarc.com,mailto:dmarc_agg@vali.email	Aggregate report addresses
ruf	mailto:fkwre5pq3l@ruf.powerdmarc.com	Failure report addresses
psd	y

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✗

Policy: none (monitoring only)

DMARC policy is set to 'none', which only monitors but doesn't protect against spoofing. Consider upgrading to 'quarantine' or ideally 'reject'.

#4
✓ Record published #5

DMARC record exists for this domain.
✓ Valid syntax #17

DMARC record syntax is valid.
✓ Aggregate reports enabled #19

Aggregate reports are sent to: mailto:fkwre5pq3l@rua.powerdmarc.com, mailto:dmarc_agg@vali.email
✓ External report addresses authorized #29

Report addresses in other domains have published their authorization.

DKIM

pass

Selectors: selector1

Found

Selectors: selector1
_domainkey: NOERROR

Selector	Key	Flags
selector1	RSA 2048 bits

Checks

✓ Keys found: selector1 #7

DKIM keys found for this domain with selectors: selector1
✓ Strong keys #23

DKIM keys are strong enough: selector1: RSA 2048 bits.
✓ No problematic flags #24

No keys in test mode, revoked, or limited to SHA-1.

DNSSEC

warn

Signed, but no DS at parent

Found

DNSKEY records: Yes (3)
DS at parent: No
Algorithms: ECDSAP256SHA256 (13)
Key tags: 56892, 40603, 4287
Signatures valid until: 1 November 2026, 08:32 UTC

Checks

!

Signed, but no DS at parent

The zone is signed (DNSKEY present) but the parent has no DS record, so the chain of trust is incomplete. Publish the DS record at your registrar.

#8
✓ Signatures valid until 2026-11-01 #21

DNSKEY signatures are valid until 2026-11-01T08:32:12Z.

MX

warn

1 mail server

Found

Priority	Host	Records	Reverse DNS
10	britishcouncil-de.mail.protection.outlook.com	A 52.101.73.155 A 52.101.103.143 A 52.101.73.123 A 52.101.73.120 AAAA 2a01:111:f403:ca3c::a AAAA 2a01:111:f403:ca48::12 AAAA 2a01:111:f403:ca48::e AAAA 2a01:111:f403:ca48::c	mail-am7pr02cu00203.inbound.protection.outlook.com ✓ mail-miypr03cu00107.inbound.protection.outlook.com ✓ mail-am6pr02cu00203.inbound.protection.outlook.com ✓ mail-am7pr02cu00300.inbound.protection.outlook.com ✓ mail-zrxpr07cu00102.inbound.protection.outlook.com ✓ mail-miypr05cu00202.inbound.protection.outlook.com ✓ mail-miypr03cu00206.inbound.protection.outlook.com ✓ mail-miypr03cu00104.inbound.protection.outlook.com ✓

Checks

✓ 1 MX record #9

Found 1 MX records for this domain.
✓ All hosts resolve #10

All MX records resolve to valid IP addresses.
✓ All hosts have IPv6 #11

All MX records resolve to IPv6 addresses.
!

Single MX host, no backup

Only one MX record found. For better email reliability, consider adding at least one backup MX server.

#12
✓ At most 5 MX records #13

Found 1 MX records, which is within the recommended range (1-5).
✓ No localhost targets #14

No MX records pointing to localhost found.
✓ No private IP addresses #15

No MX records resolving to private IP addresses found.
✓ No CNAME targets #22

No MX records point to a CNAME.
✓ Reverse DNS confirmed #30

All 8 MX addresss have a PTR record that resolves back to them.

TLS

warn

no MTA-STS · no TLS-RPT · DANE on 0 of 1 MX hosts

Found

DANE (TLSA records)

MX host	TLSA	DNSSEC
britishcouncil-de.mail.protection.outlook.com	none	-

Checks

!

Not configured

MTA-STS is not configured, so other mail servers fall back to unencrypted delivery when TLS fails or is stripped by an attacker. Publish a _mta-sts TXT record and a policy at https://mta-sts.<domain>/.well-known/mta-sts.txt.

#32
i

Not configured

TLS-RPT lets senders report TLS delivery problems to you. It is most useful together with MTA-STS or DANE.

#35
i

Not used

No MX host publishes TLSA records. DANE lets senders verify your mail server's certificate through DNSSEC; it requires DNSSEC on the MX host's zone.

#36

BIMI

info

No BIMI record

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i

Not configured

BIMI shows your logo next to your mail in supporting mail clients. It requires DMARC enforcement.

#38