Level: Advanced
Forensic reports provide detailed, per-message failure data, offering more granular diagnostic detail than aggregate reports, though with important privacy and adoption caveats.
Forensic Reports Are Far Less Widely Supported
Many major mailbox providers have scaled back or discontinued forensic reporting due to privacy concerns, making these reports a less consistently available diagnostic tool than aggregate reports.
They Provide Message-Level Detail Aggregate Reports Don't
When available, forensic reports can include specific failing message details, useful for diagnosing an unusual or hard-to-reproduce authentication failure.
Handle Forensic Report Data With Care
Since forensic reports can include message content or headers, they carry genuine privacy considerations that should factor into how and where this data is stored and reviewed.
Next step: Use the SeoWolf's Notepad to document any forensic report findings you do receive alongside your broader authentication troubleshooting notes.