DMARC Is Now a Proper Internet Standard: What Changed in RFC 9989/9990/9991
DMARC has been elevated to a proper Internet standard with the release of RFC 9989, 9990, and 9991. This change reflects over a decade of deployment experience and aims to improve email security. Key updates include a new DNS Tree Walk method for domain boundary determination and the introduction of new tags for better policy management.
- ▪RFC 9989 replaces RFC 7489 and elevates DMARC to Standards Track.
- ▪The DNS Tree Walk method replaces the Public Suffix List for determining organizational domain boundaries.
- ▪New tags such as 't' for test mode and 'np' for non-existent subdomain policy have been introduced.
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