Where can I find example DMARC RUA reports?
Summary
What email marketers say7Marketer opinions
Email marketer from Quora explains that DMARC RUA reports in XML format includes sender IP addresses, authentication status, DMARC policy applied, and domain names involved. Suggests using online DMARC analyzers for simpler and easier analysis.
Marketer from Email Geeks expresses surprise at the lack of good DMARC RUA document examples available.
Email marketer from Reddit shares that sample DMARC reports can be found by searching online for 'DMARC report sample XML' and recommends using online tools or scripts to parse the XML data for easier analysis.
Email marketer from URIports explains that visualizing DMARC reports using a DMARC report analyzer can help in understanding the data and improving deliverability, also showing you all the sources sending email on your domain’s behalf, the authentication results, and if any malicious activity is occurring.
Email marketer from dmarcian explains that reading DMARC reports involves understanding XML structure, identifying source IP addresses, and analyzing pass/fail rates for SPF and DKIM to identify potential authentication issues and improve email security.
Email marketer from StackOverflow suggests that generating your own DMARC reports by sending authenticated emails and monitoring the inbox configured to receive RUA reports is the most reliable method for obtaining sample reports.
Email marketer from EmailGeek Forum mentions that DMARC reports are typically in XML format and recommends using online tools or programming libraries (like Python's `xml.etree.ElementTree`) to parse and extract useful data.
What the experts say3Expert opinions
Expert from Email Geeks notes the surprising lack of publicly available sample data and test vectors for many email-related topics.
Expert from Word to the Wise (Laura Belozerova) explains that understanding DMARC reports is crucial for diagnosing email delivery issues. While the reports themselves may not be directly provided, insight is given into how to leverage the information found within these reports to improve authentication and troubleshoot failures. They recommend using a visualisation tool.
Expert from Email Geeks shares a couple of DMARC RUA report examples, one from Microsoft and one from mail.ru, and states that redaction is not needed.
What the documentation says4Technical articles
Documentation from Microsoft explains that their Defender for Office 365 provides a DMARC reports dashboard. This allows admins to analyse DMARC aggregate reports, identifying potential spoofing attempts, and improving email security.
Documentation from Proofpoint describes that DMARC reports contain forensic data on email authentication failures, aiding in threat hunting, and providing insights into email ecosystem security, by analysing sender IP, Authentication results and the DMARC policy applied.
Documentation from Valimail answers that DMARC reports provides visibility into who is sending email on behalf of your domain, enabling you to identify and address any unauthorized senders to protect your brand and improve email deliverability.
Documentation from Google Workspace Admin Help explains that DMARC aggregate reports are XML files that provide a summary of email authentication activity, showing the sources of email claiming to be from your domain and whether they passed DMARC checks.