verified they came to stay. Although the feature has been available on various social networks for a long time, the Twitter Blue fiasco has made it on everyone’s lips. Now gmail who gets into the car and announces that will display a blue badge on some accounts.
Unlike Twitter, Gmail won’t charge you for adding check blue in usernames. The technology company announced this. verified badges will appear on accounts using BIMIa standard that authenticates messages to prevent spoofing attacks.
BIMI (Brand Indicators for Message Identification) is a specification that allows you to add a brand logo to authenticated messages coming from the sender’s domain. To do this, the company must activate DMARC protection and verify their image, which will subsequently be displayed as an avatar next to the username. Gmail has a list with detailed steps you must follow if you want to have this feature.
While the blue Gmail icon is new, BIMI’s account authentication program began its first trials in 2020. A year later, it was opened to all Google Workspace and G-Suite accounts. Today’s update is an additional step to ensure that users do not become victims of hacker attacks. fake.
“Building on this feature, users will now see a checkmark icon for senders who have accepted BIMI. This will help users distinguish messages from legitimate senders from phishing.”
Verified Gmail will be available from today for all Google Workspace and G-Suite accounts. Unfortunately, users with personal accounts will not be able to access the blue icon, only view it in their inbox.
Checked in Gmail: selfishness or necessity?
Until recently, blue check icons in services such as Twitter or Instagram were intended for individuals or companies. This changed with the advent Elon Musk as the owner of Twitter, who changed the game with the launch of Twitter Blue. The verified fever has seen other companies join in the win, although things are different with Gmail.
Email Confirmation has two lines of action: prevent phishing attacks and make sure the email doesn’t end up in your spam folder. In order for the sender to receive their blue badge in Gmail, they need to pass DMARC authentication. This guarantees no domain spoofing, prevention of phishing emails and fake.
Strong email authentication helps users and email security systems detect and block spam, and allows senders to build trust in your brand. This adds credibility to email sources and gives readers an immersive experience, creating a better email ecosystem for everyone.
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Unlike Twitter, Gmail verification won’t satisfy the sender’s egobut to confirm it’s legal. The next time you receive an email with a blue badge, you’ll be sure it’s from Amazon and not scammer from India who wants to steal your Prime Video key.
Source: Hiper Textual
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