DKIM record at {selector} cannot be read

What it means

The record at selector1._domainkey.example.com has no usable public key, either the p= tag is absent or the key data does not decode. Verifiers reject every signature that points here.

How to fix it

Republish the key exactly as your provider issued it, on one line, with no spaces inserted by the DNS panel.

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

• No DKIM key found at the usual selectors
• No DKIM key at the selector you gave
• DKIM key at {selector} has been revoked
• DKIM key at {selector} is below the minimum size
• DKIM key at {selector} is only 1024 bits
• DKIM key at {selector} is restricted to SHA-1