Enabling DKIM signing for your domains can help you keep your email content intact throughout the delivery process, barring threat actors from accessing and altering your emails. This helps preserve your identity and eradicate spam and phishing attacks.
Creating DKIM Record for Backclick:
To set up DKIM for custom domains, follow these steps
1. Login to your Backclick account
2. The DKIM TXT record will be generated
3. The TXT record will look like:
Bc._domainkey.ihredomain.de IN TXT
"v=DKIM1;k=rsa;
p=MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQDOCTHqIIQhGNISLchxDvv2X8NfkW7MEHG
tawoUgFub8V1vXhGikCwYNqFR5swP6UCxVutX81B3+5SCDJ3rMYcu3tC/E9hd1phV+cjftSF
LeJ+xe+3xwK+V18kM16kBPYvcZ/38USzMBa0XqDYw7LuMGmYf3gA/yJhaexYXa/PYwIDAQAB"
4. Publish the TXT record on your DNS for that domain
Alternatively, if you are using your own servers to send emails instead of Backclick, you can generate your DKIM key pair using our free DKIM record generator tool.
Publishing your DKIM public key for Backclick
After you get your public key from Backclick’s account or generate it online:
- Login to your DNS provider’s management console as the admin
- Navigate to the DNS records section
- Create a TXT or CNAME record depending on the type of DKIM record provided to you
- Copy and paste the hostname and value
- Save changes to your record and wait for 48-72 hours for your DNS to process these changes
Lookup and validate the published DKIM DNS record using our free DKIM record lookup tool. Enable DMARC for your domains to protect against spoofing. Sign up for a DMARC trial today!
