DKIM, which is short for DomainKeys Identified Mail, is an authentication system, which blocks email headers from being forged and email content from being manipulated. This is achieved by attaching an electronic signature to each and every email message sent from an email address under a specific domain name. The signature is created based on a private cryptographic key that is available on the SMTP server and it can be validated with a public key, which is available in the global Domain Name System. In this way, any email with altered content or a spoofed sender can be recognized by email providers. This approach will enhance your web safety considerably and you’ll be sure that any message sent from a business ally, a banking institution, etc., is a legitimate one. When you send messages, the recipient will also know for sure that you are indeed the one who has sent them. Any email that appears to be counterfeit may either be tagged as such or may never appear in the recipient’s inbox, depending on how the particular provider has chosen to treat such messages.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Cloud Web Hosting

If you host a domain name in a cloud web hosting account with us, all the mandatory records for using the DomainKeys Identified Mail feature will be created by default. This will happen once you add the domain name in , provided that the domain also uses our NS records. A private key will be generated on our mail servers, whereas a public key will be sent to the DNS database automatically using the TXT resource record. In this way, you won’t need to do anything manually and you’ll be able to take advantage of all the benefits of this authentication system – your emails will reach any audience without being denied and no one will be able to send emails faking your e-mail addresses. The latter is really important if the essence of your Internet presence involves sending regular newsletters or offers via email to potential and current clients.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Servers

Our Linux semi-dedicated plans come with DomainKeys Identified Mail activated by default, so in case you select a semi-dedicated server plan and you add a domain using our name servers via your Hepsia Control Panel, the records needed for the email authentication system will be created automatically – a private encryption key on our email servers for the digital signature and a TXT resource record carrying the public key for the Domain Name System. Since the protection is set up for a certain domain, all email addresses created using it will have a signature, so you will not need to worry that the email messages that you send out may not reach their destination address or that somebody may fake any of your email addresses and try to spam/scam people. This may be extremely essential if you rely on email communication in your business, as your partners and/or clients will be able to distinguish real emails from fake ones.