DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is a validation system used to verify that an email message has been sent by an authorized mail server or person. An e-signature is added to the header of the email message using a private key. When the email is received, a public key that is available in the global DNS database is used to confirm who actually sent it and whether its content has been edited in some way. The principal purpose of DomainKeys Identified Mail is to prevent the widely spread spam and scam emails, as it makes it impossible to fake an email address. If an email message is sent from an email address claiming to belong to your bank or financial institution, for example, but the signature does not correspond, you will either not receive the email at all, or you will receive it with a notification that most probably it is not genuine. It depends on email service providers what exactly will happen with an email that fails to pass the signature test. DomainKeys Identified Mail will also supply you with an additional security layer when you communicate with your business allies, for example, as they can see that all the emails that you send are authentic and have not been meddled with on their way.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Shared Hosting

You will be able to make full use of DomainKeys Identified Mail with each Linux shared hosting packages that we offer without the need to do anything in particular, as the mandatory records for using this authentication system are created automatically by our hosting platform when you add a domain to an existing web hosting account through the Hepsia Control Panel. As long as the domain name in question uses our NS records, a private encryption key will be created and stored on our email servers and a TXT resource record with a public key will be sent to the global DNS database. If you send out periodic emails to clients or business collaborators, they’ll always be delivered and no unauthorized individual will be able to forge your email address and make it look like you’ve written a certain email message.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The DomainKeys Identified Mail feature is offered by default with any domain that’s added to a semi-dedicated server account with us. It should 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 in fact the public key that confirms if a specific email is genuine or not. Such a record is set up as soon as a brand new domain is registered in a semi-dedicated server account through the Hepsia Control Panel and at the same time, a private key is generated on our email servers. If you use our web and email hosting services, your emails will always reach their target readers and you won’t have to worry about unauthorized people using your addresses for spamming or scamming purposes, which is essential when you use email messages to reach your business allies.