bbc.co.uk

Email security grade B · 75/100

As of 2026-07-19 12:16 UTC

Score breakdown

Policy strictness 30/30

p=reject (full enforcement)

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Alignment mode 15/15

strict alignment on both DKIM and SPF

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Reporting 10/15

rua only (aggregate reports); add ruf for forensic per-message reports

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Percent at fail position 10/10

no pct tag in play; your policy applies to all failing mail

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Authentication coverage 10/20

SPF only; both should be present for DMARC to align reliably

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MTA-STS 0/5

no MTA-STS policy published

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TLS-RPT 0/5

no TLS-RPT record (you won't see TLS failure reports)

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