How to Set Up SPF for ProtonMail?

How to Set Up SPF for ProtonMail?

ProtonMail highly recommends that you configure SPF for all your registered domains to make sure your outbound emails are effectively authenticated.

 

How to Create an SPF Record for ProtonMail?

In order to generate your SPF record on ProtonMail, log in to your ProtonMail account and navigate to Settings → Organization → Custom domains → Actions → Review button → SPF. 


Here you will find your SPF record for ProtonMail. Simply copy and paste it into your DNS. 

 

Or, you can also publish your record for ProtonMail without having to log into your ProtonMail account. For that, follow the steps shown below: 

 

  • Login to your DNS management console 

  • Navigate to Tools & Settings > DNS Template

  • You need to edit the DNS TXT record related to SPF

  • An SPF TXT record for ProtonMail will have the following syntax: 

 

yourdomain.com    TXT    v=spf1 include:_spf.protonmail.ch -all

 

  • Publish this record in your DNS records section for your respective domain. 

  

Note: If you don’t have an SPF record previously for your domain, simply publish the above-mentioned record to enable SPF for outgoing emails using ProtonMail. If you do have an existing SPF record in your DNS, you need to modify it to include ProtonMail, as shown below:

 

Previous SPF record:  v=spf1 mx include:spf.domain.com -all

Modified SPF record:  v=spf1 mx include:spf.domain.com include:_spf.protonmail.ch -all

 

DO NOT add multiple SPF records. 

 

  • Save changes 

  • Wait for 48-72 hours to allow your DNS to process the changes