DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM, is a system for verifying the authenticity of an email message by using an e-signature. When DomainKeys Identified Mail is enabled for a certain domain, a public encryption key is published to the global DNS system and a private one is stored on the mail server. When a new email is sent, a signature is generated using the private key and when the message is delivered, that signature is validated by the incoming email server using the public key. Thus, the receiver can easily know if the message is genuine or if the sender’s email address has been forged. A discrepancy will appear if the content of the email has been modified on its way as well, so DKIM can also be used to make sure that the sent and the received email messages are identical and that nothing has been attached or removed. This authentication system will heighten your email safety, as you can validate the genuineness of the important emails that you get and your associates can do likewise with the email messages that you send them. Based on the given email provider’s policies, an email message that fails the examination may be removed or may enter the recipient’s inbox with a warning symbol.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Shared Web Hosting

In case you host a domain name in a shared web hosting account with our company, all the mandatory records for using the DomainKeys Identified Mail feature will be set up by default. This will happen as soon as you add the domain in the Hosted Domains section of the Hepsia Control Panel, on the condition that it also uses our NS records. A private key will be generated on our email servers, whereas a public key will be added to the global DNS database automatically by using the TXT resource record. In this way, you won’t have to do anything manually and you’ll be able to take advantage of all the benefits of this email authentication system – your email messages will reach any audience without being denied and no one will be able to send out email messages forging your addresses. The latter is pretty important if the nature of your web presence involves sending out regular offers or newsletters via email to potential and existing clients.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you choose one of the Linux semi-dedicated services that we’re offering, you will be able to use DKIM protection with any domain name that you add to your new semi-dedicated hosting account without any manual setup, as our advanced cloud web hosting platform will create all the needed records automatically, as long as the domain uses our name servers. The latter is required for a TXT record to be created for the domain, as this is how the public encryption key can become available in the global DNS database. The private key will also be added automatically to our email servers, so every time you send a new email, it will have our platform’s digital signature. The number of junk email messages continues to grow each year and very often spoofed email addresses are used, but when you use our web hosting services, you and your clients or partners won’t have to worry about that.