Does pass mean the mail is genuine?

It means the receiving server wrote that result. This page does not re-check DNS or signatures.

What is the Received path?

Each hop the message claims to have taken, newest first as written in the headers.

Email Header Analyzer

Parse raw email headers into sender, routing, dates, and SPF/DKIM/DMARC tokens.

Paste the raw headers from a message source. This page reads common fields and auth tokens in your browser. It does not prove whether a message is genuine.

Raw headers14 lines · 591 characters

From: Ada Lovelace <ada@example.com>
To: Bob <bob@example.com>
Subject: Diagrams for Friday
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +1100
Return-Path: <ada@example.com>
Message-ID: <msg-1@example.com>

Authentication fields

These are the tokens present in the headers. Pass or fail here is what the receiving server wrote — not an independent verdict.

SPF: passDKIM: passDMARC: pass

pass (example.com: domain of ada@example.com designates 203.0.113.10 as permitted sender)

Received path

by inbound.example.com from mail.example.net
Mon, 5 Oct 2026 10:00:01 +1100

Worked example

Paste headers with From Ada, a Received hop, and Authentication-Results spf=pass; dkim=pass; dmarc=pass. The page lists sender, date, hops, and those tokens.

FAQ

Does pass mean the mail is genuine?: It means the receiving server wrote that result. This page does not re-check DNS or signatures.
What is the Received path?: Each hop the message claims to have taken, newest first as written in the headers.
Are the headers uploaded?: No.