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DMARC Manager

You must have a DMARC Manager license to use this feature.

DMARC Manager is a premium feature in Sophos Email that gives domain owners clear visibility into how their domains are used in outbound email. DMARC Manager is powered by Sendmarc, a trusted third-party provider, and is integrated into Sophos Central to enhance your experience. DMARC aggregate reports are files that include information on the authentication status of messages delivered on behalf of a domain. They show you which sources are sending on your behalf and how their messages were evaluated against your DMARC policy.

After you activate the license in Sophos Central, you can take the following actions:

  1. Configure DMARC Reporting for your gateway-based or mailflow-based domains.
  2. View the DMARC Manager summary from Sophos Central.
  3. Access the DMARC Manager portal with advanced reporting and configuration tools.

Sophos Central provides a basic configuration and a summary view of DMARC activity. For deeper insight and more control, you can go to the DMARC Manager portal to analyze authentication results and configure policies.

The portal supports CNAME-based DNS validation, which reduces the need to manually edit DMARC records. This CNAME-based approach lets you update DNS configurations directly through the portal and centralize the management of your domain's email authentication setup.

DMARC Manager also supports additional features, including BIMI management, TLS-RPT, and MTA-STS record hosting and management.

Benefits

DMARC Manager helps your organization in the following ways.

  • View sources using your domain

    See which sources are sending email on your behalf and whether those messages pass DMARC checks.

  • Detect suspicious or spoofed senders

    Identify spoofed or suspicious senders trying to use your domain without authorization.

  • Strengthen email security posture

    Use DMARC insights to strengthen your organization's email security and reduce spoofing or phishing risks.

  • Simplify DNS record management

    Manage authentication records more easily using CNAME-based DNS validation through the DMARC Manager portal.

  • Access detailed email authentication views

    Access both summary and advanced views of your domain's email authentication data.

Get started

To get started with DMARC Manager and implement DMARC on your domains, see Getting Started.

You can also watch this two-part video series to learn how to set up DMARC Manager and review your reports:

  • Configure Sophos DMARC Manager – Part 1: Overview and Setup

  • Configure Sophos DMARC Manager – Part 2: Monitor and Review Reports

DMARC Manager summary

The DMARC Manager summary gives an overview of how your domains are used for sending email and how well those messages align with DMARC policies. It shows authentication results across your domains, helps you spot unauthorized senders, and improves email security.

To see the DMARC Manager summary, go to My Products > Email Protection > DMARC Manager.

For help, see DMARC Manager summary.

DMARC Manager portal

The DMARC Manager portal provides a comprehensive view of your domain's email authentication and compliance. The portal provides in-depth reporting and visibility into how your domains are used to send email and whether those messages comply with DMARC policies.

For help, see DMARC Manager portal.