Hosted MTA-STS
Mail Transfer Agent Strict Transport Security enforces TLS between mail servers. This prevents attackers from intercepting/modifying emails in transit.
Setting up MTA-STS requires a DNS record located at _mta-sts.domain.com and a policy file hosted at https://mta-sts.domain.com/.well-known/mta-sts.txt.
DMARC Defender's Hosted MTA-STS will manage all the necessary infrastructure for you. We request the SSL certificate and host the certificate and policy on the mta-sts subdomain.
Setup
- Add two CNAME records on your domain.
- Create or update your MTA-STS policy in the app.
Benefits
- You do not need to run or maintain a separate MTA-STS web server.
- DMARC Defender handles SSL certificate provisioning for
mta-sts.yourdomain.com. - The hosted service serves the policy file from the correct HTTPS path without requiring your own CloudFront, Nginx, or static hosting setup.
- Policy updates happen in the app instead of by redeploying files or manually rotating the MTA-STS record id.