{"id":546,"date":"2021-04-13T11:38:53","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T11:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glockapps.com\/help\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=546"},"modified":"2025-03-04T14:25:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T14:25:51","slug":"why-does-dmarc-record-need-rua-tag","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/glockapps.com\/help\/art\/why-does-dmarc-record-need-rua-tag\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Rua tag and why does my DMARC record need it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DMARC has a great feature – it provides you with reports on <\/strong>unauthorized use of your domain, email authentication, potential email threats, etc. GlockApps DMARC report analyzer<\/a> is a perfect tool for deciphering and presenting these reports in an easy-to-understand form. There are two types of reports – aggregate and forensic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To receive aggregate reports you need to specify at least one email address to where these reports would be sent to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is where the \u2018rua\u2019<\/strong> tag comes in. It is a comma-separated list of URLs for aggregate report delivery. These are typical “mailto” URLs and you ought to have at least one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Important!<\/strong> If you add more than one email address after the ‘rua’ tag to receive aggregate reports, type ‘mailto:’ before each email address and separate the email addresses with commas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a DMARC record example with a \u2018rua\u2019 <\/strong>tag and two email addresses: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; rua=mailto:dmarc_agg@example.com, <\/strong>
mailto: dmarc_agg2@example.com<\/strong>; <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t add a \u2018rua\u2019 tag to your DMARC record, you will not be receiving DMARC email reports, and basically will stay blind as to who is using your domains, whether you have any threats or if you actually have been spoofed. Here\u2019s a DMARC record example without the \u2018rua\u2019 tag:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

v=DMARC1; p=none;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, if you start changing your DMARC policy (from \u2018none\u2019 to \u2018quarantine\u2019 to \u2018reject\u2019) without having a \u2018rua\u2019 tag in place, you most probably will unknowingly block legitimate emails. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a DMARC policy set to reject with no \u2018rua\u2019 tag, your record will look like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

v=DMARC1; p=reject; <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is a very poor practice of DMARC protocol handling because it most probably will disrupt your email streams. The point of transitioning slowly from \u2018none\u2019 to \u2018reject\u2019 policy is to make sure you are not blocking any legitimate senders. With a reject policy and no email to receive reports, you are definitely preventing valid emails from coming through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn More about DMARC:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Ultimate Guide to DMARC Reporting in 2022<\/a><\/strong>
DMARC Report Analyzer- Get 10,000 Free DMARC reports!<\/a><\/strong>
The Ultimate Guide to Email Authentication<\/strong><\/a>
Why Every Business Needs DMARC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Whether you\u2019re using a DMARC report analyzer or not, your DMARC record needs a \u2018rua\u2019 tag. Find out why.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[3],"ht-kb-tag":[136,137,138],"class_list":["post-546","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-dmarc-analytics","ht_kb_tag-dmarc-analyzer","ht_kb_tag-dmarc-report","ht_kb_tag-dmarc-report-analyzer"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat is a Rua tag and why does my DMARC record need it? - Help - Glockapps<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"DMARC provides you with reports on unauthorized use of your domain, email authentication, potential email threats. 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