RUA vs RUF - A detailed explanation of different DMARC report types

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The protocol provides wide-angle visibility into the activity of your email-sending domain, helping you track its malicious and illegitimate use. This can improve and ensure good deliverability while keeping phishers and spammers out. There are two types of reports sent to you to keep things in perspective: RUA and RUF reports are also known as summary reports and forensic reports, respectively. This guide will discuss the key differences between them and how they work. However, please note telegram data that in order to understand the reports and start receiving them, you first need to create one and publish it to your domain's DNS. DMARC RUA reports contain information about your domain's email traffic. When creating a DMARC report, you need to set one (None, Quarantine, or Reject) to instruct the recipient server how to handle illegitimate emails from your domain. So, when an email sent from your domain fails the SPF and/or DKIM authentication check, the receiving server generates a DMARC RUA report to notify you of the failure. The report is sent to a pre-specified RUA URI.


Here is what a RUA report looks like - This section includes information like the sending server's IP address, the domains that were verified, and the specific verification mechanisms that failed (SPF and/or DKIM). This helps you track down the culprit and identify any potential issues with your email infrastructure. Details of the SPF and DKIM check results, including pass or fail and any associated error messages. The total number of emails that failed the verification check and were processed as per the DMARC policy set in the record. This section explains what actions were taken on emails from non-authentic senders. The standard DMARC RUA reporting process is as follows The first step is to deploy the DMARC protocol and specify a policy that instructs the receiving mail server on how to handle emails that fail the authentication check. After sending the email, the recipient's server evaluates whether the sender is authorized to send emails on behalf of the domain name. This is checked by comparing the sender list mentioned in the SPF record and the DKIM digital signature. The receiving server takes action on the illegitimate emails based on the policy set in the domain's DMARC record. If your DMARC report includes a reporting mechanism, the recipient's server will generate a RUA report listing all emails sent from your domain that failed SPF and/or DKIM authentication checks.



The generated RUA report contains details of the authentication failure, including the sender's IP address, the authentication method used, and the reason for the failure. The generated RUA report is sent to a specified RUA URI, which is typically managed by the domain owner, domain administrator, or third-party service provider such as . Research the report appropriately to identify and take action against malicious senders, or correct existing issues. Domain owners can use the information in the RUA report to refine their email validation strategy to more effectively block unauthorized senders while allowing legitimate email sources. This iterative process will continuously improve email security over time. The DMARC RUF report is a comprehensive archive that includes forensic-grade details of emails that failed the validation check. This allows the domain owner or administrator to understand potential vulnerabilities and unauthorized email attempts.