SPF presence
SPF presence is derived from public TXT evidence and indicates whether an SPF policy record is visible for a domain.
What .auDO observes
Visible SPF policy presence
.auDO derives a presence signal from relevant public TXT evidence. The current public signal does not evaluate the complete policy, lookup behaviour, alignment or sender inventory.
Technical fields
Why it is observed
SPF presence adds bounded mail-posture context
Why it matters
Visible SPF presence can support interpretation of mail-provider movement and mail-authentication posture when read with MX and DMARC evidence.
What visible change may mean
A change may reflect provider migration, sender-inventory updates, third-party sending services, policy tuning or accidental removal.
Interpretation limits
Presence is not policy quality
SPF presence does not establish that every legitimate sender is covered, that the policy evaluates successfully or that impersonation protections are complete.
Common retained observations
SPF presence change
Where to use this evidence
Read SPF within broader mail-authentication context
The current State surface groups mail-authentication posture around DMARC. Use it as broader context rather than as a dedicated SPF-quality view.
Related signals