DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is a validation system used to certify that an email message has been sent by an authorized person or mail server. A digital signature is attached to the email’s header using a private key. When the email is received, a public key that’s available in the global Domain Name System is used to validate who exactly sent it and if its content has been edited in some way. The chief job of DKIM is to hinder the widespread scam and spam 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 instance, but the signature doesn’t match, you will either not get the message at all, or you’ll receive it with a warning alert that most likely it is not genuine. It depends on email service providers what exactly will happen with an email that fails the signature check. DomainKeys Identified Mail will also offer you an extra safety layer when you communicate with your business allies, for example, since they can see for themselves that all the e-mails that you send are genuine and haven’t been tampered with in the meantime.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Cloud Web Hosting

You’ll be able to make use of DomainKeys Identified Mail with each and every cloud web hosting services that we offer without needing to do anything specific, since the mandatory records for using this validation system are created automatically by our web hosting platform when you add a domain to an active hosting account through the Hepsia Control Panel. As long as the particular domain name uses our name server records, a private encryption key will be generated and kept on our email servers and a TXT resource record with a public key will be sent to the Domain Name System. If you send out periodic emails to customers or business associates, they’ll always be delivered and no unauthorized party will be able to spoof your email address and make it look like you’ve written a certain email message.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Hosting

All needed DKIM records will be set up automatically by our cloud web hosting platform when you add a domain as hosted in your 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 validation system. The domain name should use our name servers so that its DNS records can be managed on our end and if this prerequisite is answered, a private cryptographic key will be created on our mail servers and a public key will be sent to the global DNS system by a special TXT record. All email addresses that you create with the domain name will be protected by DKIM, which will make it impossible for third parties to spoof any email address. Both you and your colleagues or customers can benefit from this functionality, as it will guarantee a much higher level of safety for your email communication.