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DANE is not configured for mail

DANE
DNS-based Authentication of Named Entities
TLSA
Transport Layer Security Authentication record

No TLSA record was found for the primary mail exchanger.

The concept

What does this test measure?

No TLSA record was found for the primary mail exchanger.

Recommended action

What to do next

  1. Deploy and validate DNSSEC first.
  2. Generate the TLSA record for each MX certificate and publish it at _25._tcp of that MX hostname.
  3. Plan certificate and TLSA rotations together.
Confirmation

How to verify the fix

Validate the TLSA record through a DNSSEC-aware resolver and test SMTP delivery.

Interpret carefully

When this result may be wrong

DANE is optional and mainly useful when every relevant MX and its DNS zone are managed carefully.

Ready to check again?

Run a fresh report after DNS caches and platform changes have had time to update.

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