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Email authentication

SPF

Definition

DNS record declaring which mail servers may send for a domain.

For executives (CEO·CISO)

Without it anyone can send as your domain and even your real mail gets flagged; it is a prerequisite for DMARC. Commonly missed: SPF has a 10-lookup limit that silently breaks as you add SaaS senders — review the record every time you add a sending tool.

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