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DKIM key at {selector} is only 1024 bits

ATTENTION

DKIM · Needs attention · costs 15 points · RFC 8301 section 3.2

What it means

The key at selector1 is the bare minimum receivers will accept. It works today, and the standard asks for 2048, the gap between "accepted" and "trusted" is where deliverability quietly lives.

How to fix it

Rotate to a 2048-bit key when convenient. Most providers do it in one click and keep the old selector alive during the change.

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 8301 section 3.2. 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_WEAK_1024

Every fix on this site is yours to implement. If you would rather someone did it, I take this work directly.