DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is an authentication system used to confirm that an email message has been sent by an authorized mail server or person. A digital signature is attached to the email’s header by using a private cryptographic key. When the email message is received, a public key that is available in the global DNS database is used to verify who exactly sent it and whether the content has been changed in some way. The prime purpose of DKIM is to avert the widely spread scam and spam messages, as it makes it impossible to fake an email address. If an email message is sent from an address claiming to belong to your bank, for instance, but the signature does not match, you will either not get the email at all, or you’ll receive it with a warning notice that most probably it is not a legitimate one. It depends on email service providers what exactly will happen with an email that fails to pass the signature test. DKIM will also offer you an additional safety layer when you communicate with your business associates, for instance, as they can see that all the emails that you send are legitimate and have not been meddled with in the meantime.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Hosting

You will be able to make full use of DomainKeys Identified Mail with each hosting plans that we’re offering without doing anything in particular, as the needed records for using this email authentication system are created automatically by our website hosting platform when you add a domain name to an active hosting account using the Hepsia Control Panel. As long as the particular domain name uses our name server records, a private key will be created and kept on our mail servers and a TXT record with a public key will be sent to the global DNS system. If you send out periodic emails to customers or business associates, they will always be delivered and no unsolicited individual will be able to forge your email address and make it look like you have composed a given message.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Servers

All needed DKIM records will be set up automatically by our cloud hosting platform when you add a domain name as hosted in a semi-dedicated server account, so in case you choose to purchase a semi-dedicated server plan, you will not have to configure anything to be able to take advantage of the email validation system. The domain should use our name servers in order for its DNS records to be managed by our company and as long as this requirement is matched, a private encryption key will be generated on our email servers and a public key will be added to the Domain Name System by a special TXT resource record. All addresses that you set up using the domain name will be protected by DKIM, which will make it impossible for third parties to spoof any address. Both you and your partners or clients can take advantage of this feature, as it will ensure a higher level of protection for your email correspondence.