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DKIM key at {selector} has been revoked

CODE RED

DKIM · Critical · costs 40 points · RFC 6376 section 3.6.1

What it means

The record at selector1._domainkey.example.com has an empty p= value, which formally revokes the key. Every signature made with it fails, so signed mail is treated as unsigned.

How to fix it

Publish the current public key in the p= tag, or remove the record entirely if the selector is retired.

Check your own domain

This page describes the condition. To find out whether your domain has it, run the DKIM test or the full checkup, which examines every record at once.

Understand it properly

This page covers one condition. For the whole picture, What is DKIM, selectors and key strength, or start at the Health Library.

Where this comes from

We judge this against RFC 6376 section 3.6.1. Every finding on this site cites the specification behind it so you can check the work rather than take our word for it.

Other DKIM conditions

DKIM_KEY_REVOKED

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