DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is an email authentication system used to confirm that an e-mail has been sent by an authorized individual or mail server. A digital signature is attached to the email message’s header by using a private cryptographic key. When the email is received, a public key that’s available in the global DNS database is used to confirm who actually sent it and whether the content has been edited in any way. The essential function of DomainKeys Identified Mail is to stop the widely spread scam and spam emails, as it makes it impossible to fake an email address. If an email is sent from an address claiming to belong to your bank or financial institution, for example, but the signature does not correspond, you will either not get the message at all, or you will get it with a warning notification that most probably it’s not a genuine one. It depends on email service providers what exactly will happen with an email which fails to pass the signature test. DomainKeys Identified Mail will also supply you with an added layer of protection when you communicate with your business partners, for instance, as they can see that all the e-mails that you exchange are legitimate and have not been modified in the meantime.
DomainKeys Identified Mail in Website Hosting
When you purchase any of the Linux website hosting packages that we’re offering, the DomainKeys Identified Mail option will be activated by default for any domain that you add to your shared web hosting account, so you won’t need to create any records or to do anything manually. When a domain is added in the Hosted Domains section of our custom-made Hepsia Control Panel using our MX and NS resource records (so that the emails associated with this domain name will be handled by our cloud platform), a private encryption key will be generated instantly on our mail servers and a TXT record with a public key will be sent to the DNS database. All email addresses created with this domain name will be protected by DomainKeys Identified Mail, so if you send email messages such as regular newsletters, they will reach their target audience and the receivers will be sure that the messages are genuine, because the DomainKeys Identified Mail option makes it impossible for unauthorized persons to forge your addresses.
DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Hosting
All required DomainKeys Identified Mail records will be created automatically by our cloud platform when you add a domain as hosted in a semi-dedicated server account, so if you choose to get a semi-dedicated package, you will not have to configure anything to be able to use the email authentication system. The domain should use our name servers so that its DNS resource records can be managed by our company and if this requirement is fulfilled, a private encryption key will be generated on our mail servers and a public key will be published to the Domain Name System by a special TXT record. All addresses that you create with the domain will be protected by DKIM, which will make it impossible for third parties to forge any address. Both you and your associates or customers can benefit from this service, since it will ensure a higher protection level for your online correspondence.