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DMARC Monitoring for Internal Developer Tooling Alerts

Your internal developer tools generate crucial alerts for system health and incidents. You need to ensure these notifications reliably reach your development and operations teams without being blocked or delayed.

The problem

Critical alerts from internal developer tools like PagerDuty, Sentry, or Jira are essential for maintaining system health and responding to incidents. When these notifications are sent via email, they often use internal SMTP relays or third-party services configured under your company's domain. If DMARC, SPF, or DKIM are misconfigured, these vital alerts can be delayed or quarantined by internal mail systems, leading to missed incidents, slower response times, and increased downtime for critical services.

It's challenging to get clear visibility into the deliverability of internal-facing emails, especially when using a mix of on-premise and cloud-based tools. Manually troubleshooting why a Sentry error alert isn't reaching the engineering team involves deep dives into mail server logs and DMARC XML reports, a task that distracts developers from their primary responsibilities. This lack of a consolidated, actionable view of DMARC performance makes it impossible to proactively address deliverability before it impacts incident response.

How Aligned solves it

1
Centralize DMARC reporting for all internal developer tooling notifications, including alerts from PagerDuty, Sentry, and Jira.
2
Identify specific internal mail servers or third-party services causing DMARC, SPF, or DKIM failures, ensuring alerts are never missed.
3
Guarantee reliable delivery of critical incident and system health alerts to your development and operations teams, improving response times and uptime.

Concrete example

{
  "domain": "alerts.your-company.com",
  "source": "sentry.io",
  "dmarc_aligned": true,
  "spf_aligned": true,
  "dkim_aligned": true,
  "alert_type": "error_notification",
  "policy_effect": "none"
}

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Frequently asked questions

How does Aligned improve delivery for internal dev tool alerts?
Aligned ensures DMARC, SPF, and DKIM alignment for emails sent by tools like PagerDuty or Sentry. This reduces the chance of these critical alerts being blocked by internal mail gateways, ensuring prompt delivery to your team.
Can Aligned monitor emails from both cloud and on-premise tools?
Yes, as long as your tools send emails from a domain with a DMARC record pointing to Aligned, it will process the reports. This covers both cloud-based services and on-premise SMTP relays.
Why is DMARC important for internal notifications, not just external ones?
DMARC ensures email authenticity, even for internal communications. It prevents spoofing of your internal alert systems and helps your mail infrastructure reliably accept legitimate alerts, preventing critical information loss or delays.

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