DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM, is a system for validating the genuineness of an email message by using a digital signature. When DomainKeys Identified Mail is activated for a specific domain, a public key is published to the global Domain Name System and a private one is stored on the email server. If a new email is sent, a signature is issued using the private key and when the message is received, the signature is ‘scanned’ by the POP3/IMAP server using the public key. Thus, the recipient can easily distinguish if the message is genuine or if the sender’s email address has been forged. A discrepancy will occur if the content of the email has been edited in the meantime as well, so DomainKeys Identified Mail can also be used to ensure that the sent and the delivered email messages are identical and that nothing has been attached or erased. This email authentication system will increase your email security, as you can confirm the legitimacy of the important email messages that you get and your associates can do likewise with the email messages that you send them. Depending on the particular email provider’s adopted policies, an email that fails the test may be removed or may appear in the recipient’s inbox with a warning alert.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Shared Hosting

If you host a domain in a shared hosting account with us, all the needed records for using the DomainKeys Identified Mail option will be set up by default. This will happen as soon as you add the domain name in the Hosted Domains section of the Hepsia Control Panel, on the condition that your domain also uses our NS resource records. A private key will be created on our email servers, while a public key will be published to the global Domain Name System automatically by using the TXT 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 destination without being disallowed and no one will be able to send out emails faking your email addresses. The latter is quite important if the nature of your worldwide web presence suggests sending out periodic newsletters or offers via email to potential and existing customers.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Servers

The DomainKeys Identified Mail protection service is offered by default with any domain name that is registered through a semi-dedicated server account with our company. It must also use our name servers, so that its DNS records are managed by our platform. The latter makes it possible for a special TXT resource record to be set up, which is actually the public cryptographic key that confirms if a particular email is authentic or not. This record is created the moment a brand new domain is registered in a semi-dedicated account through the Hepsia Control Panel and in the meantime, a private key is created on our email servers. If you make use of our email and web hosting services, your messages will always reach their target destination and you will not need to worry about unsolicited persons spoofing your addresses for spamming or scamming purposes, which is something rather important when you use emails to communicate with your business partners.