To be accepted into Validity's Certification program, a company's business model must meet certain requirements. One of these requirements includes only sending email from dedicated IP addresses.
Dedicated and shared IP information
- Dedicated IP addresses are those used by a single sender or company.
- Shared IP addresses are dynamic IP addresses that can be used by thousands of senders.
Requirements
You must use dedicated IP addresses to send email. Read below for more details.
- Certified senders must be able to control and remain accountable for their email program's reputation.
- Mailbox providers base sending reputation off of IP address traffic. This means if you and other companies are sharing an IP or domain, their sending behavior could negatively impact your reputation as well.
- The metrics that Certification monitors will not be accurate for your email program if other companies are also sending from the same IP address.
- For example, the complaint rate metric would be representative of all senders using the IP address rather than just one sender.
