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How to Configure DKIM for Sendmail on Ubuntu: A Beginner’s Tutorial
DKIM is short for DomainKeys Identified Mail. It is a key email authentication method that makes sure our emails are from our domain and haven’t been tampered with.
In fact, it is a key defense against email spoofing. It is used by major email providers to fight spam and phishing. Our experts have put together this guide to help you set up DKIM for your domain.
- First, install OpenDKIM and the needed tools on the server. Open a terminal and run:
sudo apt-get install opendkim opendkim-tools
Copy Code - Next, create a directory to store the domain’s DKIM keys. Replace `DOMAIN.COM` with the actual domain name:
sudo mkdir -p /etc/opendkim/keys/DOMAIN.COM
Copy Code - Then, generate the DKIM keys as seen here:
sudo opendkim-genkey -D /etc/opendkim/keys/DOMAIN.COM -d DOMAIN.COM -s default
Copy CodeSo, this will create two files in the specified directory: `default.private` (the private key) and `default.txt` (the public key).
- Next, make sure the permissions are correctly set for the key files:
sudo chown -R opendkim:opendkim /etc/opendkim/keys/DOMAIN.COM sudo chmod 640 /etc/opendkim/keys/DOMAIN.COM/default.private sudo chmod 644 /etc/opendkim/keys/DOMAIN.COM/default.txt
Copy Code - Now, it is time to edit the OpenDKIM configuration file (/etc/opendkim.conf) and add these lines. Also. replacing `DOMAIN.COM` with your actual domain:
Domain DOMAIN.COM KeyFile /etc/opendkim/keys/DOMAIN.COM/default.private Selector default
Copy Code - Then, edit the OpenDKIM default settings and add this line to specify the socket:
SOCKET="inet:8891@localhost"
Copy Code - Now, edit the Sendmail configuration file and add the following line to the configuration:
INPUT_MAIL_FILTER(`opendkim', `S=inet:8891@localhost')
Copy Code - Also, rebuild the Sendmail configuration and restart the services:
sudo sendmailconfig sudo service sendmail restart sudo service opendkim start
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After following these steps, our Sendmail should be configured to sign outgoing emails with DKIM. This will make sure our emails are authenticated and secure.
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Conclusion
In brief, our Support Experts demonstrated how to configure DKIM for Sendmail on Ubuntu.
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