Configure DomainKeys- DKIM (OpenDKIM) with Postfix on CentOS 7 Rumi, March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 OpenDKIM is method to digitally sign & verify emails on the mail servers using public & private keys. In other words opendkim implements the DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) standard for signing and verifying email messages on a per-domain basis. DomainKeys are implemented to reduce the chances of outgoing mails to be marked as SPAM. In this post we will demonstrate how to install & configure DomainKeys with postfix (MTA) on CentOS 7, i am assuming Postfix is already installed with following domain and hostname. Hostname = mail5.freshdaymall.com Domain = freshdaymall.com Step:1 Set EPEL Repository using below rpm command OpenDKIM package is not available in the default yum repositories but available in CentOS 7 EPEL repositories [root@mail5 ~]# rpm -Uvh https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm Step:2 Install OpenDKIM Package using yum [root@mail5 ~]# yum install -y opendkim Step:3 Run below Command to create keys Execute the below command to create public & private keys under folder “/etc/opendkim/keys” [root@mail5 ~]# opendkim-default-keygen Generating default DKIM keys: Default DKIM keys for freshdaymall.com created in /etc/opendkim/keys. [root@mail5 ~]# [root@mail5 ~]# cd /etc/opendkim/keys/ [root@mail5 keys]# ll total 8 -rw-r----- 1 root opendkim 891 Nov 29 08:42 default.private -rw-r--r-- 1 root opendkim 320 Nov 29 08:42 default.txt [root@mail5 keys]# default.private is the private key for the domain and default.txt is public key that we will publish in DNS record (TXT) in the domain. A Selector ( default ) is created while generating keys, a selector can be unique keyword which is associated in keys and included in DKIM signature. Step:4 Edit the Following Files : /etc/opendkim.conf —- Config file of opendkim /etc/opendkim/KeyTable —- As name suggest it defines the path of private key for the domain /etc/opendkim/SigningTable — This file tells OpenDKIM how to apply the keys. /etc/opendkim/TrustedHosts — This file defines which hosts are allowed to use keys. Edit the file “/etc/opendkim.conf” & set the below parameters. Edit the KeyTable file and replace the example.com with your domain name. [root@mail5 ~]# cat /etc/opendkim/KeyTable # OPENDKIM KEY TABLE # To use this file, uncomment the #KeyTable option in /etc/opendkim.conf, # then uncomment the following line and replace example.com with your domain # name, then restart OpenDKIM. Additional keys may be added on separate lines. #default._domainkey.example.com example.com:default:/etc/opendkim/keys/default.private default._domainkey.freshdaymall.com freshdaymall.com:default:/etc/opendkim/keys/default.private [root@mail5 ~]# Edit the SigningTable file and define who will sign the outgoing mails. [root@mail5 ~]# cat /etc/opendkim/SigningTable # WILDCARD EXAMPLE # Enables signing for any address on the listed domain(s), but will work only if # "refile:/etc/opendkim/SigningTable" is included in /etc/opendkim.conf. # Create additional lines for additional domains. *@freshdaymall.com default._domainkey.freshdaymall.com As i am using * in above parameter which means all the users on domain are allowed to sign the emails. Edit the TrustedHosts file , add Server’s FQDN and domain name below localhost ip (127.0.0.1) [root@mail5 ~]# cat /etc/opendkim/TrustedHosts # OPENDKIM TRUSTED HOSTS # To use this file, uncomment the #ExternalIgnoreList and/or the #InternalHosts # option in /etc/opendkim.conf then restart OpenDKIM. Additional hosts # may be added on separate lines (IP addresses, hostnames, or CIDR ranges). # The localhost IP (127.0.0.1) should always be the first entry in this file. 127.0.0.1 mail5.freshdaymall.com freshdaymall.com [root@mail5 ~]# Step:5 Edit Postfix Config File (/etc/postfix/main.cf) Add the below lines at end of /etc/postfix/main.cf file. [root@mail5 ~]# vi /etc/postfix/main.cf smtpd_milters = inet:127.0.0.1:8891 non_smtpd_milters = $smtpd_milters milter_default_action = accept Step:6 Start OpenDKIM & postfix Service [root@mail5 ~]# hash -r [root@mail5 ~]# systemctl start opendkim ; systemctl enable opendkim ; systemctl restart postfix ln -s '/usr/lib/systemd/system/opendkim.service' '/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/opendkim.service' [root@mail5 ~]# Step:7 Update the TXT DNS record of your domain. Use the output of default.txt and update the DNS Record (TXT) of the Domain. Step:8 Send a Test email and view the logs. Check whether email is signed or not. Wow , Our email is signed and domainKeys configuration task is completed now. Src: https://www.linuxtechi.com/configure-domainkeys-with-postfix-on-centos-7/ Related Administrations Collected Articles Configurations (Linux) CentOSCentOS 7DKIMPostfix
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