DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is an email authentication system used to prove that an email message has been sent by an authenticated server or person. A digital signature is attached to the header of the message by using a private key. When the message is received, a public key that is available in the global DNS database is used to verify who exactly sent it and if the content has been modified in any way. The fundamental task of DKIM is to impede the widespread scam and spam emails, as it makes it impossible to fake an email address. If a message is sent from an address claiming to belong to your bank or financial institution, for instance, but the signature does not match, you will either not receive the message at all, or you’ll get it with a warning that most probably it is not legitimate. It depends on email service providers what exactly will happen with an email which fails the signature check. DomainKeys Identified Mail will also offer you an additional protection layer when you communicate with your business allies, for instance, since they can see for themselves that all the e-mails that you exchange are authentic and haven’t been modified in the meantime.
DomainKeys Identified Mail in Cloud Website Hosting
You’ll be able to make the most of DomainKeys Identified Mail with each cloud website hosting that we offer without doing anything specific, as the required records for using this email validation system are created automatically by our hosting platform when you add a domain to an active account through the Hepsia Control Panel. As long as the domain in question uses our name server records, a private key will be created and stored on our mail servers and a TXT record with a public key will be sent to the DNS system. In case you send out regular emails to clients or business collaborators, they will always be received and no unauthorized individual will be able to forge your email address and make it look like you have sent a given message.
DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Servers
All mandatory DKIM records will be created automatically by our cloud platform when you add a domain name as hosted in a semi-dedicated server account, so in case you decide to get a semi-dedicated hosting plan, you won’t need to configure anything to be able to use the email authentication system. The domain should use our name servers in order for its DNS resource records to be managed by our company and provided that this condition is fulfilled, a private cryptographic key will be generated on our mail servers and a public key will be sent to the Domain Name System by a special TXT resource record. All addresses that you create with the domain name will be protected by DKIM, which will make it impossible for 3rd parties to forge any address. Both you and your associates or clients can benefit from this functionality, since it will ensure a much higher security level for your electronic communication.