SPF, which is an abbreviation for Sender Policy Framework, is a validation system that aims at blocking the so-called e-mail faking. In simple terms, this means sending some message from one email and making it appear to be sent from another with the objective to scam in some way the individual opening it. When the SPF protection is activated for a domain, a record which includes all mail servers authorized to send messages with addresses part of the domain is generated. The record is saved on all DNS servers that route the web traffic worldwide, therefore they all will recognize if an e-mail message comes from a legitimate server or not. The verification is conducted at the first server where the email goes through and in the first case the e-mail message is forwarded, whereas in the second it is discarded and it never gets to the intended recipient. Applying SPF records for your domain names will stop all unwanted people from using your email addresses for harmful purposes.

SPF Protection in Shared Web Hosting

When you host your domain names in a shared web hosting account on our end and we manage the emails for them, you are able to activate SPF protection for them with a couple of clicks inside your Hepsia Control Panel. The service can be found in a separate section where you'll be able to see which domains are already secured. For the ones that aren't, you can activate the SPF protection option and manage a number of things in the process - the hostnames of the mail servers that are allowed to send messages from your addresses, the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses of these servers, as well as to create a rule that messages can be sent only if your domains have our MX records. The last mentioned choice is the most secure one, but it can be used if we manage the e-mails for your domains and do not use a different email provider. The newly generated records will propagate within a day and nobody will be able to forge the FROM field in an email using your addresses.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, that comes as standard with our Linux semi-dedicated services, offers you a very intuitive interface to enable the SPF protection service for any domain name that you host within your new account. Just a few clicks in the Emails section of Hepsia are enough for that and you'll only have to type in the hostname and the IP address of the mail server that will be permitted to send out messages from your emails. In case the email messages are managed by us and not by another supplier, you can increase the protection level even further and activate an option for all the outgoing emails to be sent only if your domain names include our MX records. This option gives you increased control and it will eliminate any chance of anyone counterfeiting your e-mails with the objective of spamming or scamming people. It's not applicable when just your web site is hosted on our modern cloud web hosting platform, while your email addresses are handled by another service provider. If you are not sure what options to select, our technical support team will help you 24/7.