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Security Score

Your security score provides a quick assessment of your email authentication posture. Understand what affects your score and how to improve it.

Understanding Your Score

90-100

Excellent

Full protection with strict policies

70-89

Good

Well configured, room for improvement

50-69

Fair

Basic protection, action recommended

0-49

Needs Attention

Significant vulnerabilities present

Score Components

Your security score is calculated from four main factors:

DMARC Configuration

40%

Policy level, alignment settings, and report configuration

HOW TO IMPROVE

  • Move from p=none to p=quarantine
  • Enable strict alignment
  • Configure forensic reports

SPF Validation

25%

SPF record validity and authorization coverage

HOW TO IMPROVE

  • Add all authorized senders
  • Use -all instead of ~all
  • Stay under 10 DNS lookups

DKIM Signing

25%

DKIM key strength and signing coverage

HOW TO IMPROVE

  • Use 2048-bit keys
  • Sign all outbound email
  • Rotate keys periodically

Domain Coverage

10%

Percentage of domains with proper authentication

HOW TO IMPROVE

  • Configure all subdomains
  • Monitor inactive domains
  • Remove unused domains

Dashboard Score Card

The security score card on your dashboard provides at-a-glance insights:

Overall Score

Your combined security score from 0-100

Trend Indicator

Score change compared to last week

Component Breakdown

Individual DMARC, SPF, DKIM scores

Domain Coverage

Percentage of protected domains

Recommendations

Prioritized improvement suggestions

Policy Strength

Current enforcement level indicator

Improving Your Score

Quick Wins

Enable DMARC reporting
+5-10 ptsLow effort
Add missing SPF includes
+5-15 ptsLow effort
Configure DKIM signing
+10-20 ptsMedium effort
Move to p=quarantine
+15-25 ptsMedium effort
Achieve p=reject policy
+20-30 ptsHigh effort

Score Updates

Your security score updates in real-time as we receive new DMARC reports. Major changes like policy updates are reflected within minutes.

Next Steps