DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM, is a method for checking the genuineness of an email using an electronic signature. When DKIM is enabled for a particular domain, a public key is published to the global DNS system and a private one is stored on the email server. If a new message is sent, a signature is issued using the private key and when the email message is received, that signature is authenticated by the POP3/IMAP email server using the public key. In this way, the recipient can easily discern if the email message is authentic or if the sender’s email address has been forged. A discrepancy will appear if the content of the email message has been modified in the meantime as well, so DomainKeys Identified Mail can also be used to make sure that the sent and the received email messages are identical and that nothing has been added or removed. This email authentication system will boost your email security, as you can confirm the genuineness of the important email messages that you get and your associates can do the same with the email messages that you send them. Based on the particular email provider’s policy, an email that fails to pass the test may be erased or may reach the receiver’s mailbox with a warning notification.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Shared Website Hosting

You will be able to take advantage of DomainKeys Identified Mail with each and every shared website hosting service that we offer without the need to do anything in particular, as the required records for using this email authentication system are created automatically by our web hosting platform when you add a domain name to an active hosting account through the Hepsia Control Panel. As long as the domain name in question uses our NS records, a private cryptographic key will be created and kept on our mail servers and a TXT resource record with a public key will be sent to the global DNS database. In case you send periodic emails to clients or business partners, they’ll always be received and no unsolicited party will be able to forge your address and make it look like you have sent a particular email message.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Servers

The DomainKeys Identified Mail option comes by default with any domain name that is registered through a semi-dedicated server account with us. The domain must also use our name servers, so that its DNS records are handled by our system. The latter makes it possible for a special TXT record to be set up, which is actually the public cryptographic key that confirms if a specific email is legitimate or not. This record is set up once a brand new domain is added to a semi-dedicated account through the Hepsia Control Panel and at the same time, a private key is generated on our email servers. If you make use of our web and email hosting services, your messages will always reach their target viewers and you will not need to worry about unauthorized parties using your email addresses for scamming or spamming purposes, which is something pretty important if you use emails to contact your business collaborators.