DKIM, which is an abbreviation for DomainKeys Identified Mail, is an authentication system, which prevents email headers from being spoofed and email content from being tampered with. This is done by adding a digital signature to every email sent from an address under a certain domain. The signature is generated based on a private key that is available on the outgoing server and it can be validated using a public key, which is available in the global DNS database. In this way, any message with modified content or a forged sender can be recognized by email providers. This technology will heighten your web security tremendously and you’ll be sure that any email message sent from a business partner, a bank, etc., is genuine. When you send out emails, the recipient will also be sure that you are indeed the one who has sent them. Any email message that turns out to be counterfeit may either be labeled as such or may never show up in the receiver’s mailbox, based on how the particular provider has decided to handle such messages.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Web Hosting

In case you host a domain in a web hosting account from us, all the obligatory records for using the DomainKeys Identified Mail functionality will be set up by default. This will happen the moment you add the domain in , provided that the domain also uses our NS resource records. A private encryption key will be generated on our email servers, while a public key will be sent to the DNS system automatically by using the TXT resource record. Thus, you will not need to do anything manually and you’ll be able to make use of all the benefits of this authentication system – your email messages will be sent to any target destination without being denied and nobody will be able to send out email messages faking your email addresses. The latter is quite important if the type of your web presence suggests sending periodic offers or newsletters via email to potential and current clients.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Servers

The DomainKeys Identified Mail functionality is included by default with any domain name that’s added to a semi-dedicated server account with our company. It should also use our name servers, so that its DNS resource records are managed by our system. The latter makes it possible for a special TXT record to be set up, which is in fact the public cryptographic key that confirms if a given email message is authentic or not. This record is set up as soon as a domain is added to a semi-dedicated server account through the Hepsia Control Panel and at the same time, a private key is created on our mail servers. If you use 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 spamming or scamming purposes, which is something really important when you use email messages to reach your business associates.