Glossaries Archive - EasyDMARC

Glossary

EasyDMARC’s Cybersecurity Glossary is a comprehensive resource for learning key terms and concepts related to cybersecurity, email authentication, and online threat prevention.
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DNS Meaning: What is DNS?

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a system that translates human-readable domain names (like easydmarc.com) into IP addresses, allowing users to access websites and services on the internet.

DMARC Meaning: What is DMARC?

Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance (DMARC) is a policy protocol that works with DKIM and SPF to help email domain owners prevent unauthorized use of their domain (email spoofing), and provides reporting on email authentication status.

DMARC email authentication

DMARC email authentication refers to the process of verifying an email's legitimacy using the DMARC protocol, which checks the alignment and results of SPF and DKIM to determine if an email should be trusted.

DKIM Meaning: What is DKIM?

DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is an email authentication method that uses a digital signature to verify that an email message was not altered in transit and actually came from the claimed domain.

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