DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM, is a system for validating the genuineness of an email by using an electronic signature. When DomainKeys Identified Mail is enabled for a given domain name, a public encryption key is published to the global DNS system and a private one is stored on the mail server. If a new message is sent, a signature is issued using the private key and when the email is received, that signature is validated by the receiving server using the public key. Thus, the recipient can easily discern if the email is legitimate or if the sender’s email address has been spoofed. A mismatch will occur if the content of the email has been modified in the meantime as well, so DKIM can also be used to make sure that the sent and the delivered email messages are identical and that nothing has been added or removed. This email authentication system will boost your email security, as you can confirm the legitimacy of the important email messages that you get and your partners can do the exact same thing with the email messages that you send them. Depending on the given email service provider’s policy, an email that fails the test may be deleted or may be delivered to the receiver’s inbox with a warning flag.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Shared Hosting

When you purchase one of the Linux shared hosting that we offer, the DomainKeys Identified Mail functionality will be enabled by default for any domain that you add to your account, so you won’t need to create any records or to activate anything manually. When a domain name is added in the Hosted Domains section of our custom-developed Hepsia Control Panel using our NS and MX records (so that the emails associated with this domain name will be handled by our cloud web hosting platform), a private cryptographic key will be issued momentarily on our mail servers and a TXT resource record with a public key will be sent to the global Domain Name System. All email addresses created with this domain name will be protected by DomainKeys Identified Mail, so if you send out emails such as regular newsletters, they will reach their target audience and the recipients will know that they are genuine, as the DomainKeys Identified Mail functionality makes it impossible for unauthorized parties to spoof your addresses.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you select one of the semi-dedicated hosting that we are offering, you’ll be able to use the DomainKeys Identified Mail protection service with any domain name that you add to your brand-new semi-dedicated account without any manual setup, as our innovative cloud platform will set up all the mandatory records automatically, provided that the domain uses our name servers. The aforementioned is required for a TXT resource record to be created for the domain, as this is how the public cryptographic key can become available in the global Domain Name System. The private key will also be added automatically to our email servers, so anytime you send a new email message, it will have our system’s e-signature. The number of spam messages continues to rise every year and very frequently false addresses are used, but when you use our web hosting services, you and your clients or associates will not need to bother about that.