DKIM Validator

DKIM Validator Tool

Our DKIM Validator is a diagnostic tool that validates the content of DKIM records.

Why to validate your DKIM record?

To verify your DKIM public key prior to adding it into your DNS
Because incorrect formatting of the DKIM record will cause DKIM validation issues

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Congratulations! Your DKIM record is valid.

There is something wrong with your DKIM record.

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Enter DKIM record

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Tag	Name	Default	Translation
v	Version	DKIM1	Version of the DKIM key record (plain-text; RECOMMENDED). This tag MUST be the first tag in the record if present. Warning: some ISPs may mark the DKIM authentication check as neutral if the version tag is invalid.
h	Hash algorithms	* (allow all)	Acceptable hash algorithms (plain-text; OPTIONAL). A colon-separated list of hash algorithms that might be used. Unrecognized algorithms MUST be ignored. The currently recognized algorithms are “sha1” and “sha256”.
k	Key type	rsa	Key type (plain-text; OPTIONAL). Unrecognized key types MUST be ignored. Supported values: “rsa”, “ed25519”.
n	Notes	(empty)	Notes that might be of interest to a human (OPTIONAL). Not interpreted in any way.
p	Public key	(none)	Public-key data (base64; REQUIRED). An empty value means that this public key has been revoked. This is the only required tag.
s	Service type	* (allow all)	Service Type (plain-text; OPTIONAL). A colon-separated list of service types to which this record applies. Unrecognized service types MUST be ignored. Currently only “email” is recognized.
t	Flags	(no flags set)	Flags (plain-text; OPTIONAL). A colon-separated list of names. Unrecognized flags MUST be ignored. The defined flags are as follows: “y” – this domain is testing DKIM (test mode) “s” – verifiers MUST check for domain alignment (strict mode)