DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is an authentication system used to verify that an e-mail message has been sent by an authorized server or individual. An e-signature is attached to the header of the email using a private encryption key. When the email is received, a public key that’s available in the global DNS database is used to confirm who exactly sent it and if its content has been edited in some way. The essential job of DKIM is to hinder the widely spread scam and spam email messages, as it makes it impossible to forge 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 correspond, you will either not receive the email at all, or you will receive it with an alert that most likely it is not a genuine one. It depends on mail service providers what exactly will happen with an email which fails the signature test. DKIM will also provide you with an additional layer of security when you communicate with your business allies, for instance, as they can see that all the messages that you send are legitimate and haven’t been manipulated in the meantime.
DomainKeys Identified Mail in Hosting
When you obtain one of the Linux hosting plans that we offer, the DomainKeys Identified Mail option will be enabled as standard for any domain name that you register under your hosting account, so you will not have to create any records or to enable anything manually. When a domain name is added in the Hosted Domains section of our custom Hepsia Control Panel using our MX and NS records (so that the email messages related to this domain will be handled by our cloud web hosting platform), a private encryption key will be created momentarily on our mail servers and a TXT record with a public key will be sent to the global DNS system. All addresses set up using this domain will be protected by DomainKeys Identified Mail, so if you send email messages such as periodic newsletters, they will reach their target audience and the receivers will know that the messages are legitimate, since the DomainKeys Identified Mail feature makes it impossible for unsolicited individuals to forge your e-mail addresses.
DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Servers
All necessary DomainKeys Identified Mail records will be created automatically by our cloud web hosting platform when you add a domain as hosted in a semi-dedicated server account, so if you choose to buy a semi-dedicated hosting plan, you won’t have to set up anything to be able to use the email validation system. The domain name must use our name servers so that its DNS records can be managed by us and as long as this condition is met, a private key will be created on our mail servers and a public key will be added to the global DNS system by a special TXT record. All addresses that you set up using the domain name will be protected by DomainKeys Identified Mail, which will make it impossible for third parties to fake any address. Both you and your associates or customers can take advantage of this functionality, as it will ensure a much higher level of protection for your e-correspondence.