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Domain Security Report

linkedin.com

B80 / 100
Scan Date
Monday, March 30, 2026
Report ID
659C0B7B
“Over 90% of cyber attacks begin with email. Authentication is not optional anymore, it is your first line of defense.”
Hemanth Vishnu Akula
Founder & CEO, Authex

Section 01

Executive Summary

Your domain is well protected. SPF, DKIM, and DMARC are configured and enforcing. unauthorized emails are rejected.

Protocol Dashboard

ProtocolStatusScore
DMARCEnforced
32 / 35
SPFSoft Fail (~all)
21 / 25
DKIMFound (google)
17 / 20
MTA-STSNot Configured
0 / 10
TLS-RPTConfigured
5 / 5
BIMIConfigured with VMC
5 / 5

Top Priority Actions

  1. MTA-STS: Publish an MTA-STS TXT record and host a policy file at https://mta-sts.yourdomain/.well-known/mta-sts.txt.
  2. SPF: Consider tightening to -all for stricter enforcement alongside your DMARC policy.
  3. DKIM: Upgrade DKIM key to 2048-bit for stronger cryptographic security.

Section 02

Compliance Readiness

Assessment of linkedin.com against major email security compliance frameworks.

FrameworkReferenceRequirementsStatus
PCI DSS 4.0Req 5.4.1DMARC + SPF + DKIMCompliant
Google / Yahoo Bulk Sender2024 RequirementsDMARC + SPF + DKIMCompliant
NIST SP 800-177Rev. 1SPF + DKIM + DMARCCompliant
CISA BOD 18-01Binding Operational DirectiveDMARC (p=reject)Compliant
Cyber EssentialsUK NCSCDMARC + SPFCompliant

Section 03

DMARC. Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance

EnforcedRFC 7489
32 / 35

DMARC policy is set to reject, providing maximum protection against spoofing.

Configuration Details

Policyreject
Aggregate Reportingmailto:d@rua.agari.com,mailto:yfy3q-9359@rua.dmarc.emailanalyst.com
Forensic Reportingmailto:d@ruf.agari.com
DKIM Alignmentrelaxed
SPF Alignmentrelaxed

DNS Record

v=DMARC1; p=reject; rua=mailto:d@rua.agari.com,mailto:yfy3q-9359@rua.dmarc.emailanalyst.com; ruf=mailto:d@ruf.agari.com

Section 04

SPF. Sender Policy Framework

Soft Fail (~all)RFC 7208
21 / 25

SPF record found with 3 DNS lookups and ~all.

Configuration Details

All Mechanism~all (soft fail)
DNS Lookups3/10
Record Length236 bytes

DNS Record

v=spf1 ip4:199.101.162.0/25 ip4:108.174.3.0/24 ip4:108.174.6.0/24 ip4:108.174.0.0/24 ip6:2620:109:c00d:104::/64 ip6:2620:109:c006:104::/64 ip6:2620:109:c003:104::/64 ip6:2620:119:50c0:207::/64 ip4:199.101.161.130 mx mx:docusign.net ~all
Recommendation: Consider tightening to -all for stricter enforcement alongside your DMARC policy.

Section 05

DKIM. DomainKeys Identified Mail

Found (google)RFC 6376
17 / 20

DKIM key found at selector "google".

Configuration Details

Selectorgoogle
Key Length~1024 bit
Algorithmrsa-sha256

DNS Record

google._domainkey: v=DKIM1; k=rsa; p=MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQCLhE5uHP4DCQPLBtQNWwX2rvKIxmdgrYvdutyxpbCqgcKPoizLq3nga7Q2OdQ6bhevk8SuM8LTYfN+xNuJZb88vT195QG7OkcisrCA3RpL6Qq+9mB+sGFQ92gZlgQPQMrsEHfG6nLYXqilsB...
Recommendation: Upgrade DKIM key to 2048-bit for stronger cryptographic security.

Section 06

Transport Security

Transport-layer email security protocols that protect messages in transit between mail servers.

MTA-STS Mail Transfer Agent Strict Transport Security

Not ConfiguredRFC 8461
0 / 10

No MTA-STS record found for linkedin.com. Inbound SMTP connections are vulnerable to TLS downgrade attacks.

Recommendation: Publish an MTA-STS TXT record and host a policy file at https://mta-sts.yourdomain/.well-known/mta-sts.txt.

TLS-RPT TLS Reporting

ConfiguredRFC 8460
5 / 5

TLS-RPT is configured for linkedin.com. Reports on TLS delivery failures will be sent to mailto:tlsreports@linkedin.com.

Report URImailto:tlsreports@linkedin.com
v=TLSRPTv1; rua=mailto:tlsreports@linkedin.com

Section 07

BIMI. Brand Indicators for Message Identification

Configured with VMCRFC 9495
5 / 5

BIMI is fully configured for linkedin.com with a brand logo and VMC certificate.

Logo URLhttps://media.licdn.com/media/AAYQAQQhAAgAAQAAAAAAABrLiVuNIZ3fRKGlFSn4hGZubg.svg
SVG Statusaccessible
VMC Certificatehttps://media.licdn.com/media/AAYABAQhAAgAAQAAAAAAAYFI0DP_wvHFSv6mYduMZuEwSA.pem
DMARC Prerequisitemet
v=BIMI1; l=https://media.licdn.com/media/AAYQAQQhAAgAAQAAAAAAABrLiVuNIZ3fRKGlFSn4hGZubg.svg; a=https://media.licdn.com/media/AAYABAQhAAgAAQAAAAAAAYFI0DP_wvHFSv6mYduMZuEwSA.pem;

Section 08

Remediation Plan

Prioritized findings and recommended fixes. These can be implemented by your internal IT team, or you can use Authex to monitor, manage, and automate these changes with our AI-powered platform starting at $9/domain per month.

#ProtocolFindingSeverityFix
1MTA-STSNot ConfiguredHighPublish an MTA-STS TXT record and host a policy file at https://mta-sts.yourdomain/.well-known/mta-sts.txt.
2SPFSoft Fail (~all)LowConsider tightening to -all for stricter enforcement alongside your DMARC policy.
3DKIMFound (google)LowUpgrade DKIM key to 2048-bit for stronger cryptographic security.
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Section 09

Scoring Methodology

Protocol Weights

ProtocolMax PointsWeight
DMARC3535%
SPF2525%
DKIM2020%
MTA-STS1010%
TLS-RPT55%
BIMI55%

Grade Scale

GradeScore Range
A+95 - 100
A85 - 94
B70 - 84
C50 - 69
D30 - 49
F0 - 29
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