Pro & Enterprise

DANE & DNSSEC

Cryptographic verification of mail server certificates. The strongest protection against man-in-the-middle attacks and DNS spoofing.

What is DNSSEC?

DNSSEC (Domain Name System Security Extensions) adds cryptographic signatures to DNS records. This prevents attackers from spoofing DNS responses and redirecting your email to malicious servers.

Prevents DNS cache poisoning
Cryptographically signed records
Chain of trust from root

What is DANE?

DANE (DNS-based Authentication of Named Entities) uses DNSSEC-signed TLSA records to specify which TLS certificates are valid for your mail servers. This eliminates reliance on certificate authorities.

Certificate pinning via DNS
No CA trust required
Microsoft 365 uses DANE

The strongest email protection

DANE and DNSSEC provide cryptographic guarantees that your email is delivered to the correct servers with valid certificates.

Without DANE/DNSSEC

  • • DNS responses can be spoofed
  • • Attackers can redirect email to fake servers
  • • Certificate validation relies on CAs
  • • Compromised CAs = compromised email

With DANE/DNSSEC

  • • DNS responses are cryptographically signed
  • • TLSA records specify valid certificates
  • • No reliance on certificate authorities
  • • End-to-end cryptographic verification

Comprehensive monitoring

DNSSEC Validation

We verify your DNSSEC chain is valid from root to your domain. Alerts when signatures expire or break.

TLSA Record Checks

Monitor your DANE TLSA records. We verify they match your actual mail server certificates.

Certificate Tracking

Get alerts before certificates expire so you can update TLSA records in advance.

Rollover Support

Guidance on safe DNSSEC key rollovers and TLSA record updates without breaking email.

Instant Alerts

Get notified immediately when DNSSEC validation fails or TLSA records don't match.

MS 365 Ready

Microsoft 365 supports DANE. We help you verify your organization is correctly configured.

Cryptographic email security

DANE & DNSSEC monitoring is included with Pro and Enterprise.