DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM, is a method for validating the legitimacy of an email by using an electronic signature. When DKIM is activated for a given domain, a public key is published to the global DNS system and a private one is kept on the email server. When a new email message is sent, a signature is generated using the private key and when the email is received, that signature is checked by the incoming mail server using the public key. In this way, the receiver can easily discern if the message is legitimate or if the sender’s email address has been spoofed. A discrepancy will appear if the content of the email has been changed 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 deleted. This authentication system will boost your email security, since you can validate the authenticity of the important emails that you receive and your colleagues can do the exact same thing with the emails that you send them. Depending on the particular email provider’s policies, an email that fails to pass the test may be removed or may appear in the recipient’s inbox with a warning notification.
DomainKeys Identified Mail in Shared Website Hosting
When you obtain any of the Linux shared website hosting that we’re offering, the DomainKeys Identified Mail feature will be activated as standard for any domain that you add to your shared account, so you will not have 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 MX and NS records (so that the email messages associated with this domain will be handled by our cloud web hosting platform), a private cryptographic key will be created right away on our email servers and a TXT resource record with a public key will be sent to the global DNS database. All addresses set up with this domain name will be protected by DKIM, so if you send out emails such as regular newsletters, they will reach their target destination and the receivers will know that the messages are genuine, since the DKIM functionality makes it impossible for unsolicited people to forge your e-mail addresses.
DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Hosting
When you choose any of the Linux semi-dedicated hosting that we offer, you’ll be able to use DKIM protection with any domain that you add to your new semi-dedicated account without any manual setup, as our high-tech cloud web hosting platform will set up all the compulsory records automatically, on the condition that the domain uses our name servers. The aforementioned is needed for a TXT resource record to be created for the domain name, as this is how the public key can become available in the global DNS system. The private key will also be added automatically to our mail servers, so every time you send out a new email message, it will include our platform’s digital signature. The number of spam messages continues to grow every year and very frequently bogus addresses are used, but when you use our hosting services, you and your customers or partners won’t have to worry about that.