prudential.com

Checked 22 October 2026, 10:22 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
✗Problems found
19 passed 3 warnings 1 failed 5 info

SPF

pass

SPF record published

Found

Record
v=spf1 include:spf.prudential.com a:mail.investran.infinity.com include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:spfhost.messageprovider.com ~all
DNS lookups
4 of 10
Void lookups
0 of 2

Checks

  • ✓ No deprecated ptr mechanism #1
    No ptr mechanism found in SPF record.
  • ✓ 4 of 10 DNS lookups #2
    SPF record needs 4 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.prudential.com)

Found

Record
v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:ivrejeuw@ag.c1.dmarcian.com
Found at
_dmarc.prudential.com
External report address
mailto:ivrejeuw@ag.c1.dmarcian.com (authorized)
TagValueMeaning
vDMARC1Version
pnonePolicy
ruamailto:ivrejeuw@ag.c1.dmarcian.comAggregate report addresses

Checks

  • ✗
    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:ivrejeuw@ag.c1.dmarcian.com
  • ✓ External report addresses authorized #29
    Report addresses in other domains have published their authorization.

DKIM

info

DNS query for _domainkey.prudential.com failed: read udp 46.225.38.91:42659->8.8.8.8:53: i/o timeout

Checks

  • i
    Could not be checked
    The DKIM lookup failed, so this could not be checked: DNS query for _domainkey.prudential.com failed: read udp 46.225.38.91:42659->8.8.8.8:53: i/o timeout
    #7

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.
    #8

MX

warn

7 mail servers

Found

PriorityHostRecordsReverse DNS
10mailgate2.prudential.comA 161.151.210.4mailgate2.prudential.com ✓
10mailgate6.prudential.comA 161.151.114.4mailgate6.prudential.com ✓
10mailgate7.prudential.comA 161.151.114.10mailgate7.prudential.com ✓
10mailgate8.prudential.comA 161.151.210.10mailgate8.prudential.com ✓
10pa-mailgate.prudential.comA 161.151.114.7pa-mailgate.prudential.com ✓
10pa-mailgate2.prudential.comA 161.151.210.7pa-mailgate2.prudential.com ✓
90mn-mailgate.prudential.comA 161.151.210.13mn-mailgate.prudential.com ✓

Checks

  • ✓ 7 MX records #9
    Found 7 MX records for this domain.
  • ✓ All hosts resolve #10
    All MX records resolve to valid IP addresses.
  • !
    Hosts without IPv6
    The following MX hosts could not be resolved to IPv6 addresses: mailgate2.prudential.com, mailgate6.prudential.com, mailgate7.prudential.com, mailgate8.prudential.com, pa-mailgate.prudential.com, pa-mailgate2.prudential.com, mn-mailgate.prudential.com
    #11
  • ✓ Redundant MX hosts #12
    Found 7 MX records, which provides redundancy for email delivery.
  • !
    More than 5 MX records
    Found 7 MX records, which is more than the recommended maximum of 5. Too many MX records may indicate a misconfiguration.
    #13
  • ✓ 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 7 MX addresss have a PTR record that resolves back to them.

TLS

info

no MTA-STS · no TLS-RPT · DANE on 0 of 7 MX hosts (lookup failed for 7)

Found

DANE (TLSA records)

MX hostTLSADNSSEC
mailgate2.prudential.comDNS query for _25._tcp.mailgate2.prudential.com failed: read udp 46.225.38.91:46418->8.8.8.8:53: i/o timeout-
mailgate6.prudential.comDNS query for _25._tcp.mailgate6.prudential.com failed: read udp 46.225.38.91:39568->8.8.8.8:53: i/o timeout-
mailgate7.prudential.comDNS query for _25._tcp.mailgate7.prudential.com failed: read udp 46.225.38.91:34548->8.8.8.8:53: i/o timeout-
mailgate8.prudential.comDNS query for _25._tcp.mailgate8.prudential.com failed: read udp 46.225.38.91:50637->8.8.8.8:53: i/o timeout-
pa-mailgate.prudential.comDNS query for _25._tcp.pa-mailgate.prudential.com failed: read udp 46.225.38.91:58703->8.8.8.8:53: i/o timeout-
pa-mailgate2.prudential.comDNS query for _25._tcp.pa-mailgate2.prudential.com failed: read udp 46.225.38.91:58823->8.8.8.8:53: i/o timeout-
mn-mailgate.prudential.comDNS query for _25._tcp.mn-mailgate.prudential.com failed: read udp 46.225.38.91:36309->8.8.8.8:53: i/o timeout-
Lookup error: DNS query for _mta-sts.prudential.com failed: read udp 46.225.38.91:37453->8.8.8.8:53: i/o timeout

Checks

  • i
    Could not be checked
    The MTA-STS lookup failed, so this could not be checked: DNS query for _mta-sts.prudential.com failed: read udp 46.225.38.91:37453->8.8.8.8:53: i/o timeout
    #32
  • i
    Could not be checked
    The TLS-RPT lookup failed, so this could not be checked: DNS query for _smtp._tls.prudential.com failed: read udp 46.225.38.91:56622->8.8.8.8:53: i/o timeout
    #35
  • i
    Could not be checked
    The TLSA lookup failed for: mailgate2.prudential.com (DNS query for _25._tcp.mailgate2.prudential.com failed: read udp 46.225.38.91:46418->8.8.8.8:53: i/o timeout); mailgate6.prudential.com (DNS query for _25._tcp.mailgate6.prudential.com failed: read udp 46.225.38.91:39568->8.8.8.8:53: i/o timeout); mailgate7.prudential.com (DNS query for _25._tcp.mailgate7.prudential.com failed: read udp 46.225.38.91:34548->8.8.8.8:53: i/o timeout); mailgate8.prudential.com (DNS query for _25._tcp.mailgate8.prudential.com failed: read udp 46.225.38.91:50637->8.8.8.8:53: i/o timeout); pa-mailgate.prudential.com (DNS query for _25._tcp.pa-mailgate.prudential.com failed: read udp 46.225.38.91:58703->8.8.8.8:53: i/o timeout); pa-mailgate2.prudential.com (DNS query for _25._tcp.pa-mailgate2.prudential.com failed: read udp 46.225.38.91:58823->8.8.8.8:53: i/o timeout); mn-mailgate.prudential.com (DNS query for _25._tcp.mn-mailgate.prudential.com failed: read udp 46.225.38.91:36309->8.8.8.8:53: i/o timeout).
    #36

BIMI

info

DNS query for default._bimi.prudential.com failed: read udp 46.225.38.91:46555->8.8.8.8:53: i/o timeout

Checks

  • i
    Could not be checked
    The BIMI lookup failed, so this could not be checked: DNS query for default._bimi.prudential.com failed: read udp 46.225.38.91:46555->8.8.8.8:53: i/o timeout
    #38