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live.com

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Last checked about 9 hours ago

0 out of 100
Good

Domain Health Score

Your domain has basic email authentication in place. Consider strengthening your configuration for better protection.

SPF
Sender Policy Framework
26 / 30
DMARC
Domain-based Message Authentication
34 / 50
BIMI
Brand Indicators for Message Identification
0 / 20

Top Recommendation

+16

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DMARC improvement

0

DMARC Check Results

34 / 50 points

Score Breakdown

DMARC record published
+10
Syntax valid
+5
None policy (monitoring only)
+4 / 20
Aggregate reporting (rua) configured and verified
+10
Forensic reporting (ruf) configured
+5

DMARC Check Passed: Properly Configured

DMARC record is valid and configured correctly.

_dmarc.live.com TXT Entry:

v=DMARC1; p=none; sp=quarantine; pct=100; rua=mailto:[email protected]; ruf=mailto:[email protected]; fo=1

Policy (p)

none

DKIM Alignment (adkim)

Relaxed (default)

SPF Alignment (aspf)

Relaxed (default)

Reporting (RUA/RUF)

Aggregate Reports

Configured
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External Domain Verification
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Verification successful

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Forensic Reports

Configured
[email protected]
External Domain Verification
[email protected]

Verification successful

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0

BIMI Check (default selector)

0 / 20 points

Score Breakdown

BIMI record published (optional)
0 / 5

No BIMI Record Found

Publish a TXT record at default._bimi.live.com with v=BIMI1, logo URL (l=) and optional verified mark certificate (a=).

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0

SPF Record Check Results

26 / 30 points

Score Breakdown

SPF record published
+10
Syntax valid
+5
Soft fail policy (~all)
+6 / 10
No configuration warnings
+5

SPF record is valid.

live.com TXT SPF Entry:

v=spf1 include:spf-a.hotmail.com include:spf-b.hotmail.com include:spf-c.hotmail.com include:spf-d.hotmail.com include:spf.protection.outlook.com ~all

Syntax Check

OK

DNS Lookup Count

5 / 10 max

Void Lookups

0 / 2 max

Default Policy

~all

Soft fail: Mark emails from unauthorized servers as suspicious but don't reject

All Authorized IP Addresses

Grouped by DNS record source (includes and sub-includes)

include:spf-a.hotmail.com
157.55.0.192/26
157.55.1.128/26
157.55.2.0/25
65.54.190.0/24
65.54.51.64/26
65.54.61.64/26
65.55.111.0/24
65.55.116.0/25
65.55.34.0/24
65.55.90.0/24
65.54.241.0/24
207.46.117.0/24
include:spf-b.hotmail.com
52.103.0.0/17
104.47.0.0/17
40.92.0.0/16
104.47.20.0/23
104.47.108.0/23
104.47.75.0/24
104.47.53.50/24
2a01:111:f400::/48
2a01:111:f403::/49
2a01:111:f403:8000::/50
2a01:111:f403:c000::/51
2a01:111:f403:f000::/52
include:spf.protection.outlook.com | Microsoft 365
40.92.0.0/15
40.107.0.0/16
52.100.0.0/15
52.102.0.0/16
52.103.0.0/17
104.47.0.0/17
2a01:111:f400::/48
2a01:111:f403::/49
2a01:111:f403:8000::/51
2a01:111:f403:c000::/51
2a01:111:f403:f000::/52

DNS Lookup Details

1
include:
spf-a.hotmail.com
Valid

SPF record found

Lookup cost: 0
Included by live.com

TXT Record

v=spf1 ip4:157.55.0.192/26 ip4:157.55.1.128/26 ip4:157.55.2.0/25 ip4:65.54.190.0/24 ip4:65.54.51.64/26 ip4:65.54.61.64/26 ip4:65.55.111.0/24 ip4:65.55.116.0/25 ip4:65.55.34.0/24 ip4:65.55.90.0/24 ip4:65.54.241.0/24 ip4:207.46.117.0/24 ~all

Processed recursively per RFC 7208

2
include:
spf-b.hotmail.com
Valid

SPF record found

Lookup cost: 0
Included by live.com

TXT Record

v=spf1 ip4:52.103.0.0/17 ip4:104.47.0.0/17 ip4:40.92.0.0/16 ip4:104.47.20.0/23 ip4:104.47.108.0/23 ip4:104.47.75.0/24 ip4:104.47.53.50/24 ip6:2a01:111:f400::/48 ip6:2a01:111:f403::/49 ip6:2a01:111:f403:8000::/50 ip6:2a01:111:f403:c000::/51 ip6:2a01:111:f403:f000::/52 -all

Processed recursively per RFC 7208

3
include:
spf-c.hotmail.com
Valid

SPF record found

Lookup cost: 0
Included by live.com

TXT Record

v=spf1 ~all

Processed recursively per RFC 7208

4
include:
spf-d.hotmail.com
Valid

SPF record found

Lookup cost: 0
Included by live.com

TXT Record

v=spf1 ~all

Processed recursively per RFC 7208

5
include:
spf.protection.outlook.com | Microsoft 365
Valid

SPF record found

Lookup cost: 0
Included by live.com

TXT Record

v=spf1 ip4:40.92.0.0/15 ip4:40.107.0.0/16 ip4:52.100.0.0/15 ip4:52.102.0.0/16 ip4:52.103.0.0/17 ip4:104.47.0.0/17 ip6:2a01:111:f400::/48 ip6:2a01:111:f403::/49 ip6:2a01:111:f403:8000::/51 ip6:2a01:111:f403:c000::/51 ip6:2a01:111:f403:f000::/52 -all

Processed recursively per RFC 7208

Email Security Configuration

How live.com configures email authentication

DMARC Domain Policy
Configured
v=DMARC1; p=none; sp=quarantine; pct=100; rua=mailto:[email protected]; ruf=mailto:[email protected]; fo=1
p=none DKIM: relaxed SPF: relaxed Reports enabled
SPF Sender Authorization
Configured
v=spf1 include:spf-a.hotmail.com include:spf-b.hotmail.com include:spf-c.hotmail.com include:spf-d.hotmail.com include:spf.protection.outlook.com ~all
~all 5 includes
BIMI Brand Indicator
Not set
No BIMI record configured for this domain

Change History

Monitoring started January 10, 2026

Configuration changes will appear here when detected

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What we check

We analyze your domain's email authentication: DMARC policy and alignment, SPF record and includes, and BIMI logo/CV when present.

Why it matters

Healthy authentication improves delivery and blocks spoofing. Major inbox providers increasingly require DMARC and robust SPF/DKIM practices for senders.

Included features

  • DMARC syntax, policy, and reporting validation
  • SPF record evaluation and include analysis
  • DKIM/SPF alignment interpretation
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