THE OFFER AND STRAIGHT ANSWERS
One domain. Agreed senders. A clear handoff.
KOVA SHIELD SETUP · ONE-TIME ENGAGEMENT
$750 one-time
You get a sender review, a plan for your approval, checks after approved changes, and a dated record of results and open items.
- One business domain
- Up to three approved sending services
- Estimated 3–7 business days after required access and written approvals; verification may extend timing
- No mailbox password
- Written approval before changes
- Post-change checks for the included services
- A dated Shield Record
Ongoing review is separate and optional. When your business adds another sending service, its authentication needs to be checked too. See setup scope and optional review →
Your setup owner: Al Cirton. Your IT provider keeps ownership and access. Changes require your written approval.
Inspect the synthetic sample record →It shows the handoff format, not a customer result or live verification. Results and open items are recorded for the agreed work.
STRAIGHT ANSWERS
What email authentication does and does not do.
Clear limits on the public check, the setup work, and what still belongs with your IT provider.
Read how Shield works →A sending service is a tool or platform sending messages using your domain, such as Microsoft 365, a CRM or invoicing service—not each employee mailbox. We confirm the included services before work.
No. SPF, DKIM, and DMARC can help participating mail systems handle messages that pretend to come from your exact domain. They do not stop lookalike domains, compromised accounts, fake display names, or social engineering. Keep payment verification separate from email.
Your IT provider retains ownership and access. Shield handles the agreed sender inventory, proposed authentication changes, checks and record alongside them. Changes require written approval.
No. Shield checks authentication for the included sending services. Inbox placement also depends on reputation, content, recipient behavior, filtering, and sending practices.
An enforced DMARC policy can tell participating recipient systems to quarantine or reject mail that fails alignment. This reduces direct-domain spoofing risk. It does not stop lookalike domains, compromised accounts, or fake display names.
Estimated 3–7 business days after required access and written approvals. DNS propagation, third-party sender verification and observation may extend timing; this is not a promise of full DMARC enforcement in that window.
No passwords are needed for the initial public check. For implementation, your DNS administrator or IT provider can publish approved updates directly, or use a least-privileged access method that fits your process. Kova Shield should never require your mailbox password.
Start with the public check.
See what is published for your domain. If you need help deciding what follows, ask about a scoped review.
Baseline review scope and price are confirmed before work. An inquiry takes no payment and authorizes no DNS change or subscription.