CNAME records remain unverified even when correct values are added in the domain provider page
Platform Notice: Cloud Only - This article only applies to Atlassian products on the cloud platform.
Summary
CNAME records are not getting verified for sending emails on behalf of your domain (Security → Emails).
Environment
Jira/Jira Service Management Cloud.
Diagnosis
You have copied the correct values for the CNAME (Name and Value pair) and TXT records from the Atlassian DNS records page. Even after 72 hours, the CNAME records remain unverified.
Cause
Certain domain providers, such as GoDaddy, automatically add the domain name to the value copied for CNAME name values. This means that your actual CNAME name value becomes atlassian-xxxc0.domainkey.acme.com.acme.com, causing the CNAME records to not match and leading to verification failure.
Solution
For the CNAME name value column, remove the root domain from the record name by replacing atlassian-xxxc0._domainkey.acme.com with "atlassian-xxxc0._domainkey".
This step should be followed for all CNAME records. Once the correction has been made, the verification process may take up to 72 hours, so it's important to ensure the correct values are in place.
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