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      Defender for Email DKIM Domain Creation

      This guide will show an administrator how to create a DKIM signature that will be registered for your owned domain.

      Role Requirements

      Procedure Scope: Administrators

      Required Group Membership: Admin.Security

      Handbook Reference

      Package: TBD

      Domain: TBD

      Modifies: TBD

      Defender DKIM Signature Addition

      1. Navigate to the DKIM Email Authentication – Microsoft Defender portal, locate and select the domain you wish to configure DKIM with from the list.
      2. A flyout will be displayed, locate, and select the Create DKIM keys action.
      3. A message will appear asking you to add the specified CNAME records to DNS. Copy the records by selecting the Copy action, perform the DNS addition and publication as your DNS provider recommends.
      4. Once you have added the necessary records to your DNS provider, return to the DKIM page and reselect the domain that the CNAME records have been created for. In the window, select the Enable ribbon. If the records have been configured successfully, the switch will turn to Enabled and outbound mail will be DKIM signed.

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