How to Use DMARC Busta

How Pages Work Together

Understand the relationship between SPF Management and Security Dashboard

Setting Up a New Domain

Step-by-step guide to configure email authentication

Quick Start Guide

Get your first domain protected in under 10 minutes — the fastest path to DMARC enforcement

Automation Levels

The 4-level hierarchy — Manual, Maintenance, Managed, and Autopilot

Domains Page Guide

Overview of the domains list, import, bulk actions, and organizations

Overview Page Guide

Everything on the domain overview tab explained

Setup Status

Understanding SPF, DKIM, and DMARC configuration state and setup score

DNS Provider Setup

Connecting Cloudflare, Route 53, or cPanel/WHM for automatic DNS management

Domain Verification

Verifying domain ownership via DNS TXT record or DMARC reports

SPF Page Guide

Complete walkthrough of the SPF Management tab

AI Insights Panel

Understanding the automated analysis metrics

SPF Decision Queue

How to process pending source approvals

Understanding the Sources Table

Reading source data and recommendations

Approving & Rejecting Sources

How to make decisions on email sources

Legitimacy & Risk Signals

Understanding green flags and red flags

Managed SPF (Delegation)

How DMARC Busta manages your SPF record

DMARC Page Guide

Complete walkthrough of the DMARC Management tab

Understanding Policy Phases

None, Quarantine, and Reject explained

Readiness Checks

Requirements before policy upgrade

Monitoring Periods

Waiting periods between progression steps

Rollback Procedures

How to revert to a safer policy

DKIM Page Guide

Complete walkthrough of the DKIM Management tab

Security Page Guide

Complete walkthrough of the Security Dashboard tab

DMARC Policy Readiness

Understanding when you're ready to upgrade

Authentication Troubleshooting

Finding and fixing authentication failures

Failure Breakdown Chart

Reading the SPF/DKIM failure distribution

Autopilot Page Guide

Complete walkthrough of the Autopilot settings tab

What is Autopilot?

Automated source approval and DMARC progression

Enabling Autopilot

How to activate automation for a domain

Autopilot Actions Log

Reviewing automated decisions

Pausing & Resuming

Temporarily stopping automation

Volume-Based Progression

How email volume affects progression speed

DMARC Reports Page Guide

Understanding the aggregate reports dashboard and filters

Forensic Reports Guide

Individual failure incidents, threat levels, and resolution

Alerts Page Guide

Active alerts, history, severity levels, and smart recommendations

Organizations Guide

Grouping domains, setting automation levels per organization

Issues Page Guide

Tracking security issues, quick verify, AI review, and resolution

MSP Reports Page Guide

Activity reports, date filtering, CSV export, and client reports

Generating Reports

Creating client-ready reports showing compliance, actions, and fraud prevention

Fraud Prevention Metrics

How estimated fraud blocked is calculated from rejected sources

Activity Summary

Understanding the monthly summary metrics and how to use them with clients

Client Reports Guide

Report types, generation workflow, and sharing with clients

Report Recipients Guide

Setting up automated report delivery to clients

DNS Providers Page Guide

Connecting providers, importing domains, and managing credentials

Automation Settings Guide

Account-level automation defaults, global pause, and per-org overrides

Integrations Guide

Connecting Slack, webhooks, and other notification channels

DNS Lookup Tool

Query any DNS record type for a domain and interpret the results

SPF Flattener

Resolve nested includes into flat IP lists to reduce DNS lookups

DMARC Record Generator

Build a valid DMARC TXT record with the correct tags

DKIM Key Generator

Generate a DKIM key pair and DNS record for manual setup

SPF Record Builder

Construct an SPF record from selected mechanisms and modifiers

Activity Log Overview

Understanding the audit trail system

Action Types

Different types of logged actions

Zero Data in AI Insights

Why metrics show zeros

Declining Compliance

Fixing dropping authentication rates

Cannot Approve Source

SPF lookup limits and other blockers

New Sources Keep Appearing

Managing rotating IPs and cloud services

Fixing Low Compliance

Improving authentication from below 95%

Investigating New Sources

How to evaluate unknown senders

Preparing for Policy Upgrade

Checklist before upgrading DMARC

API Quick Start

Authentication, base URLs, and your first request

API Endpoints

Complete reference for all 133+ API routes

Webhooks

Configure account notifications and signature verification

Authentication Methods

Bearer tokens, sessions, embed keys, and signature verification

Rate Limiting

API throttles, request limits, and backoff strategies

Error Handling

Error codes, responses, and troubleshooting

Glossary of Terms

SPF, DKIM, DMARC terminology

Best Practices

Recommended workflows and tips