Mail domain report: nielsen.com

SPF

info

SPF record published

Found

Record: v=spf1 redirect=nielsenmedia.com
DNS lookups: 9 of 10
Void lookups: 0 of 2

Checks

✓ No deprecated ptr mechanism #1

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

SPF record needs 9 DNS lookups (limit is 10).
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Delegated via redirect

SPF record has no 'all' mechanism but redirects to nielsenmedia.com, whose policy applies.

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✓ 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

warn

p=quarantine (_dmarc.nielsen.com)

Found

Record: v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; sp=reject; rua=mailto:dmarcian.aggregate@nielsenmedia.com; ruf=mailto:dmarcian.forensic@nielsenmedia.com; fo=1;
Found at: _dmarc.nielsen.com
External report address: mailto:dmarcian.aggregate@nielsenmedia.com (authorized)
External report address: mailto:dmarcian.forensic@nielsenmedia.com (authorized)

Tag	Value	Meaning
v	DMARC1	Version
p	quarantine	Policy
sp	reject	Subdomain policy
rua	mailto:dmarcian.aggregate@nielsenmedia.com	Aggregate report addresses
ruf	mailto:dmarcian.forensic@nielsenmedia.com	Failure report addresses
fo	1	Failure reporting options

Checks

!

Policy: quarantine

DMARC policy is set to 'quarantine'. Consider upgrading to 'reject' for stronger protection once you've verified legitimate emails are passing authentication.

#4
✓ Record published #5

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

DMARC record syntax is valid.
✓ Applies to 100% of mail #18

DMARC policy applies to all failing mail.
✓ Aggregate reports enabled #19

Aggregate reports are sent to: mailto:dmarcian.aggregate@nielsenmedia.com
✓ Subdomain policy: reject #20

Subdomains are covered by policy 'reject'.
✓ External report addresses authorized #29

Report addresses in other domains have published their authorization.

DKIM

warn

Selectors: s1, s2

Found

Selectors: s1, s2
_domainkey: NOERROR

Selector	Key	Flags
s1	RSA 2048 bits
s2	RSA 1024 bits

Checks

✓ Keys found: s1, s2 #7

DKIM keys found for this domain with selectors: s1, s2
!

1024-bit DKIM key

1024-bit RSA keys are the minimum and are considered weak today: s2 (1024 bits). Rotate to a 2048-bit key.

#23
✓ No problematic flags #24

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

DNSSEC

warn

Not signed

Found

DNSKEY records: No (0)
DS at parent: No

Checks

!

Not enabled

DNSSEC is not enabled for this domain. Consider enabling DNSSEC to protect against DNS spoofing attacks.

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MX

pass

5 mail servers

Found

Priority	Host	Records	Reverse DNS
1	aspmx.l.google.com	A 142.251.127.27 AAAA 2a00:1450:4001:c21::1a	lcfrai-in-f27.1e100.net ✓ lcfrai-in-f26.1e100.net ✓
5	alt1.aspmx.l.google.com	A 142.250.147.26 AAAA 2a00:1450:4025:c01::1a	rd-in-f26.1e100.net ✓ rd-in-f26.1e100.net ✓
5	alt2.aspmx.l.google.com	A 172.253.152.27 AAAA 2a00:1450:4010:c22::1a	yulpptr-in-f27.1e100.net ✓ yulpptr-in-f26.1e100.net ✓
10	alt3.aspmx.l.google.com	A 192.179.20.26 AAAA 2404:6800:4000:1027::1a	ncboms-in-f26.1e100.net ✓ ncboms-in-f26.1e100.net ✓
10	alt4.aspmx.l.google.com	A 192.178.158.26 AAAA 2404:6800:4013:813::1a	lcdels-in-f26.1e100.net ✓ lcdels-in-f26.1e100.net ✓

Checks

✓ 5 MX records #9

Found 5 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.
✓ Redundant MX hosts #12

Found 5 MX records, which provides redundancy for email delivery.
✓ At most 5 MX records #13

Found 5 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 10 MX addresss have a PTR record that resolves back to them.

TLS

fail

MTA-STS record without policy · TLS-RPT · DANE on 0 of 5 MX hosts

Found

MTA-STS record: v=STSv1; id=00000000000000000000000000000001
Policy URL: https://mta-sts.nielsen.com/.well-known/mta-sts.txt
Policy error: Get "https://mta-sts.nielsen.com/.well-known/mta-sts.txt": tls: failed to verify certificate: x509: certificate is valid for dashboard-gateway.ailead.app, not mta-sts.nielsen.com
TLS-RPT record: v=TLSRPTv1; rua=mailto:dmarcian.tls-mta@nielsenmedia.com

DANE (TLSA records)

MX host	TLSA	DNSSEC
aspmx.l.google.com	none	-
alt1.aspmx.l.google.com	none	-
alt2.aspmx.l.google.com	none	-
alt3.aspmx.l.google.com	none	-
alt4.aspmx.l.google.com	none	-

Checks

✓ Record published #32

MTA-STS record found with id 00000000000000000000000000000001.
✗

Policy not reachable

The MTA-STS record exists but the policy could not be fetched, so senders ignore MTA-STS: Get "https://mta-sts.nielsen.com/.well-known/mta-sts.txt": tls: failed to verify certificate: x509: certificate is valid for dashboard-gateway.ailead.app, not mta-sts.nielsen.com.

#33
✓ Reports enabled #35

TLS reports are sent to: mailto:dmarcian.tls-mta@nielsenmedia.com
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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.

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BIMI

info

No BIMI record

Checks

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Not configured

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

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