DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is an authentication system used to verify that an e-mail message has been sent by an authorized individual or server. An e-signature is attached to the header of the email message using a private cryptographic key. When the email is received, a public key that is available in the global Domain Name System is used to confirm who actually sent it and if the content has been modified in some way. The main job of DomainKeys Identified Mail is to block the widely spread spam and scam emails, as it makes it impossible to forge an email address. If an email message is sent from an email address claiming to belong to your bank or financial institution, for instance, but the signature does not match, you will either not receive the email message at all, or you will get it with a warning that most probably it’s not legitimate. It depends on mail service providers what exactly will happen with an email message which fails the signature test. DKIM will also provide you with an added security layer when you communicate with your business allies, for example, as they can see for themselves that all the emails that you exchange are legitimate and haven’t been meddled with in the meantime.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Shared Hosting

You’ll be able to get the most out of DomainKeys Identified Mail with each shared hosting that we’re offering without having to do anything in particular, since the necessary records for using this authentication system are created automatically by our web hosting platform when you add a domain name to an existing account via the Hepsia Control Panel. As long as the given domain uses our name server records, a private key will be created and kept on our mail servers and a TXT resource record with a public key will be sent to the global Domain Name System. If you send out regular emails to customers or business collaborators, they will always be received and no unauthorized individual will be able to spoof your address and make it look like you’ve composed a given email message.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you pick one of the semi-dedicated servers that we are offering, you will be able to use the DomainKeys Identified Mail protection service with any domain that you register through your brand new semi-dedicated server account without any manual intervention, as our top-notch cloud web hosting platform will create all the needed records automatically, provided that the domain uses our name servers. The latter is needed for a TXT record to be created for the domain name, since this is how the public cryptographic key can become available in the global DNS database. The private key will also be added automatically to our email servers, so whenever you send a new email message, it will carry our system’s digital signature. The number of spam emails continues to rise each year and rather frequently false email addresses are used, but when you use our hosting services, you and your customers or colleagues will not need to worry about that.