DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is a validation system used to confirm that an email message has been sent by an authorized person or server. An electronic signature is added to the email’s header by using a private cryptographic key. When the message is received, a public key that is available in the global DNS database is used to confirm who actually sent it and whether the content has been altered in any way. The main task of DKIM is to hinder the widely spread scam and spam messages, as it makes it impossible to fake an email address. If an email message is sent from an email address claiming to belong to your bank, for example, but the signature does not correspond, you will either not get the email at all, or you’ll get it with a warning alert that most probably it’s not authentic. It depends on email service providers what exactly will happen with an email that fails to pass the signature test. DKIM will also provide you with an additional layer of protection when you communicate with your business allies, for example, as they can see for themselves that all the messages that you exchange are legitimate and haven’t been manipulated on their way.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Shared Hosting

You will be able to take full advantage of DomainKeys Identified Mail with each shared hosting services that we offer without needing to do anything in particular, since the necessary records for using this email authentication system are created automatically by our web hosting platform when you add a domain to an active account via the Hepsia Control Panel. If the specific domain uses our name server records, a private encryption key will be generated and stored on our email servers and a TXT record with a public key will be sent to the Domain Name System. In case you send out periodic emails to customers or business allies, they will always be delivered and no unsolicited person will be able to forge your address and make it look like you’ve written a certain message.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Hosting

All obligatory DomainKeys Identified Mail records will be created automatically by our cloud web hosting platform when you add a domain name as hosted in your semi-dedicated server account, so if you choose to order a semi-dedicated plan, you will not need to set up anything to be able to use the email authentication system. The domain name should use our name servers in order for its DNS resource records to be managed on our end and as long as this requirement is met, a private key will be created on our mail servers and a public key will be published to the global Domain Name System by a special TXT record. All email addresses that you set up using the domain will be protected by DomainKeys Identified Mail, which will make it impossible for third parties to forge any address. Both you and your associates or clients can benefit from this feature, since it will guarantee a higher protection level for your email communication.