DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is an authentication system used to confirm that an email message has been sent by an authenticated server or person. An e-signature is attached to the message’s header using a private encryption key. When the email is received, a public key that’s available in the global DNS database is used to verify who exactly sent it and whether the content has been altered in some way. The fundamental purpose of DomainKeys Identified Mail is to block the widespread scam and spam emails, as it makes it impossible to forge an email address. If an email message is sent from an address claiming to belong to your bank, for instance, but the signature doesn’t match, you will either not receive the email message at all, or you will receive it with a notification that most probably it’s not an authentic one. It depends on email service providers what exactly will happen with an email message which fails the signature test. DomainKeys Identified Mail will also supply you with an additional protection layer when you communicate with your business partners, for instance, as they can see for themselves that all the email messages that you send are legitimate and haven’t been tampered with in the meantime.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Shared Web Hosting

You’ll be able to make full use of DomainKeys Identified Mail with each and every shared web hosting that we’re offering without the need to do anything specific, as the required records for using this validation system are created automatically by our website hosting platform when you add a domain name to an existing account through the Hepsia Control Panel. If the particular domain uses our NS records, a private encryption key will be created and stored on our email servers and a TXT record with a public key will be sent to the global DNS database. In case you send periodic messages to clients or business partners, they will always be received and no unauthorized individual will be able to forge your address and make it seem like you have sent a particular message.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Servers

All mandatory DomainKeys Identified Mail records will be set up automatically by our cloud web hosting platform when you add a domain name as hosted in a semi-dedicated server account, so if you choose to get a semi-dedicated hosting plan, you will not need to set up anything to be able to take advantage of the email authentication system. The domain name must use our name servers so that its DNS records can be managed by our company and provided that this requirement is matched, a private encryption key will be generated on our email servers and a public key will be sent to the DNS system by a special TXT resource record. All email addresses that you set up with the domain name will be protected by DomainKeys Identified Mail, which will make it impossible for 3rd parties to fake any email address. Both you and your colleagues or clients can benefit from this feature, as it will ensure a higher level of safety for your electronic correspondence.