DKIM, which is an abbreviation for DomainKeys Identified Mail, is a validation system, which stops email headers from being spoofed and email content from being manipulated. This is achieved by adding an electronic signature to each email sent from an address under a given domain. The signature is created based on a private key that is available on the outbound SMTP email server and it can be validated using a public key, which is available in the global Domain Name System. In this way, any message with changed content or a spoofed sender can be recognized by mail service providers. This method will heighten your worldwide web security immensely and you’ll know for sure that any message sent from a business collaborator, a bank, etc., is legitimate. When you send out emails, the receiver will also be sure that you are indeed the one who has sent them. Any mail that turns out to be forged may either be tagged as such or may never enter the receiver’s mailbox, depending on how the particular provider has chosen to deal with such emails.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Shared Hosting

In case you host a domain name in a shared hosting account from our company, all the compulsory records for using the DomainKeys Identified Mail functionality will be created by default. This will happen once you add the domain in the Control Panel’s Hosted Domains section, provided that your domain also uses our NS resource records. A private key will be created on our email servers, while a public key will be published to the DNS database automatically using the TXT resource record. Thus, you will not have to do anything manually and you’ll be able to make use of all the benefits of this authentication system – your messages will be delivered to any target destination without being discarded and nobody will be able to send out emails faking your addresses. The latter is really important if the nature of your online presence suggests sending out regular offers or newsletters via email to potential and current customers.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The DomainKeys Identified Mail protection service comes by default with any domain that’s added to a semi-dedicated server account with us. The domain should also use our name servers, so that its DNS resource records are managed by our platform. The latter makes it possible for a special TXT record to be set up, which is in fact the public encryption key that verifies if a specific message is genuine or not. Such a record is set up the moment a new domain name is registered in a semi-dedicated account through the Hepsia Control Panel and in the meantime, a private key is created on our mail servers. If you make use of our web and email hosting services, your email messages will always reach their target audience and you will not need to worry about unsolicited parties forging your email addresses for spamming or scamming purposes, which is something rather important if you use emails to communicate with your business allies.