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 To be able to do this yourself, you need to have access to the DNS server for your domain. This might be your own DNS server, or one provided by your domain registry.  To be able to do this yourself, you need to have access to the DNS server for your domain. This might be your own DNS server, or one provided by your domain registry. 
  
-Now you need to generate a public key / private key pair to sign & verify your messages. There is a DKIM generator on our website at [[https://www.pscs.co.uk/tools/dkim_generate]]. For the selector name use one or more valid DNS name parts. You should not re-use selector names. For simplicity, we suggest using 's1' the first time you generate a certificate, then 's2' the second time, and so on.+Now you need to generate a public key / private key pair to sign & verify your messages. There is a DKIM generator on our website at [[https://www.pscs.co.uk/tools/dkim]]. For the selector name use one or more valid DNS name parts. You should not re-use selector names. For simplicity, we suggest using 's1' the first time you generate a certificate, then 's2' the second time, and so on.
  
 On the DNS server, create a new TXT record, with a host name of the <selector>._domainkey.<domain name> - for instance **s1._domainkey.example.com**. Copy the public key from the key generator, and paste it into the TXT record's data. Apply the changes on the DNS server. On the DNS server, create a new TXT record, with a host name of the <selector>._domainkey.<domain name> - for instance **s1._domainkey.example.com**. Copy the public key from the key generator, and paste it into the TXT record's data. Apply the changes on the DNS server.
how_to/signing_outgoing_mail_with_dkim.txt · Last modified: 2020/07/22 10:32 by paul