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DKIM verification fails on AWS SES and Cloudflare


I cannot get my DKIM settings verified with Amazon Web Services SES (Simple Email Service) and Cloudflare. The CNAME records provided by AWS seem to be configured on Cloudflare correctly, yet I am notified by AWS that DKIM verification fails.

What am I doing wrong?


Solution

  • By default, Cloudflare CNAME records are proxied, which is one often expects:

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    However, that should not be so with DKIM records. Edit the DKIM CNAME records to set them in DNS only mode:

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