How To Secure Your Google Workspace Domain Email with SPF, DKIM, and DMARC Records

Setup Email Authentication to reduce spam, spoofing and phishing.

Who is this tutorial for?

Google Workspace users with a custom Gmail address using a domain name you own and manage.

• If your Google Workspace Organization sends over 5000 emails/day, setting up email authentication is required as of Feb 2024.
• Has a client or customer ever told you that your emails always end up in their Spam/Junk folder?
• Are you a brand or business wanting to protect against phishing & spoofing threats?
• Do you want peace of mind that emails sent from your domain are secure and trusted?

Overview:

This is a step-by-step tutorial on how to set up email authentication for your domain and email on Google Workspace and your domain provider by adding SPF, DKIM & DMARC records.

Purpose:

Email Authentication helps protect you against phishing, spoofing (impersonating) and to help make sure your emails are ‘trusted’ and do not get labeled as ‘Spam’.

Requirements:

• Administrator credentials to sign in to Google Workspace.