DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is an email validation system used to verify that an e-mail has been sent by an authenticated mail server or person. A digital signature is added to the email message’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 check who exactly sent it and if its content has been changed in any way. The chief function of DKIM is to hinder the widespread spam and scam emails, as it makes it impossible to forge an email address. If an email message is sent from an email address claiming to belong to your bank or financial institution, for instance, but the signature doesn’t correspond, you will either not get the email message at all, or you’ll receive it with a warning notice that most probably it’s not an authentic one. It depends on email service providers what exactly will happen with an email that fails to pass the signature examination. DomainKeys Identified Mail will also provide you with an extra layer of security when you communicate with your business allies, for example, since they can see for themselves that all the e-mail messages that you send are legitimate and haven’t been modified in the meantime.
DomainKeys Identified Mail in Website Hosting
You’ll be able to make the most of DomainKeys Identified Mail with each website hosting packages that we’re offering without needing to do anything specific, since the compulsory records for using this validation system are set up automatically by our website hosting platform when you add a domain name to an active web hosting account through the Hepsia Control Panel. If the domain in question uses our NS records, a private encryption key will be created and kept on our mail servers and a TXT record with a public key will be sent to the Domain Name System. In case you send out regular email messages to clients or business allies, they’ll always be received and no unauthorized person will be able to forge your address and make it look like you’ve composed a given message.
DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Hosting
All required DKIM records will be set up automatically by our cloud platform when you add a domain as hosted in your semi-dedicated server account, so in case you decide to order a semi-dedicated hosting package, you will not have to configure anything to be able to take advantage of the email authentication system. The domain name should use our name servers in order for its DNS records to be managed on our end and in case this prerequisite is answered, a private cryptographic key will be generated on our mail servers and a public key will be published to the global Domain Name System by a special TXT record. All email addresses that you set up with the domain will be protected by DomainKeys Identified Mail, which will make it impossible for third parties to forge any address. Both you and your associates or clients can take advantage of this feature, since it will guarantee a higher level of security for your electronic correspondence.