DMARC Page Guide

DMARC Management

The DMARC Management page controls your domain's DMARC policy and guides you through the progression from monitoring to full enforcement. This is where you manage the policy that tells email receivers what to do with unauthenticated email.

Delegation Status

A badge at the top of the page showing whether DMARC delegation is active:

Active DMARC Busta manages your DMARC record via DNS provider API

Inactive DMARC record must be edited manually in your DNS provider

Protection Lost The DMARC record was removed or is invalid — immediate attention needed

DMARC Record Panel

Shows the current DMARC TXT record published at _dmarc.yourdomain.com, including the policy (p=), percentage (pct=), and reporting addresses (rua= for aggregate reports, ruf= for forensic reports).

Policy Configuration

Displays the current policy level and allows you to see or change it:

none — monitoring only, no impact on delivery
quarantine — failing emails sent to spam/junk
reject — failing emails blocked entirely

The percentage parameter (pct=) controls what proportion of failing email the policy applies to, enabling gradual rollout.

Progression Timeline

A visual timeline showing your domain's journey from p=none through p=quarantine to p=reject. Completed stages are highlighted, the current stage is marked, and future stages show what's needed to progress.

Monitoring Period

Between each progression step, a monitoring period ensures stability. This section shows the number of days remaining in the current monitoring period and the compliance rate observed during that time. Progression will not advance until the monitoring period completes with satisfactory compliance.

Readiness Checks

A checklist of requirements that must be met before progressing to the next policy level. Each check shows a pass or fail indicator. Common checks include DMARC pass rate thresholds, minimum email volume, stable compliance over time, and no critical authentication failures.

Progression Actions

Action buttons for managing the progression:

Progress — advance to the next policy level or percentage step (only available when all readiness checks pass)
Rollback — revert to a less strict policy if legitimate email is being affected
Pause — temporarily halt automated progression while you investigate issues

Tip

DMARC progression is safest when done gradually — the system enforces monitoring periods between each step. If you are on the Autopilot automation level, progression happens automatically when thresholds are met.