DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM, is a system for confirming the authenticity of an email by using an electronic signature. When DKIM is activated for a certain domain, a public encryption key is published to the global DNS system and a private one is stored on the email server. When a new email is sent, a signature is issued using the private key and when the email message is received, that signature is ‘scanned’ by the incoming email server using the public key. In this way, the recipient can easily recognize if the email message is genuine or if the sender’s email address has been forged. A mismatch will appear if the content of the email has been modified in the meantime as well, so DomainKeys Identified Mail can also be used to make sure that the sent and the received emails are identical and that nothing has been attached or removed. This email authentication system will boost your email security, as you can confirm the authenticity of the important email messages that you receive and your associates can do the exact same thing with the messages that you send them. Depending on the particular email provider’s adopted policies, an email message that fails the examination may be deleted or may be delivered to the recipient’s inbox with a warning sign.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Cloud Web Hosting

You’ll be able to make full use of DomainKeys Identified Mail with each and every cloud web hosting that we’re offering without needing to do anything specific, since the compulsory records for using this email validation system are set up automatically by our hosting platform when you add a domain to an existing account using the Hepsia Control Panel. As long as the given domain name uses our NS records, a private cryptographic key will be issued and kept on our mail servers and a TXT record with a public key will be sent to the DNS database. If you send out periodic emails to clients or business associates, they’ll always be delivered and no unsolicited individual will be able to forge your address and make it seem like you’ve composed a certain message.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Servers

The DomainKeys Identified Mail feature comes by default with any domain name that’s registered through a semi-dedicated server account with us. The domain should also use our name servers, so that its DNS records are managed by our platform. The latter makes it possible for a special TXT record to be set up, which is in fact the public cryptographic key that confirms if a certain message is genuine or not. Such a record is set up the moment a new domain name is registered in an account via the Hepsia Control Panel and at the same time, a private key is created on our mail servers. If you use our email and web hosting services, your email messages will always reach their target readers and you won’t have to worry about unauthorized parties spoofing your addresses for scamming or spamming purposes, which is something very important when you use email messages to communicate with your business associates.