DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is a validation system used to confirm that an e-mail message has been sent by an authorized person or server. A digital signature is attached to the message’s header using a private cryptographic key. When the email message is received, a public key that is available in the global DNS database is used to check who exactly sent it and whether its content has been changed in some way. The prime task of DKIM is to block the widespread scam and spam messages, as it makes it impossible to forge an email address. If a message is sent from an email address claiming to belong to your bank or financial institution, for example, but the signature doesn’t correspond, you will either not receive the email message at all, or you will receive it with a warning notification that most probably it is not legitimate. It depends on email service providers what exactly will happen with an email message that fails to pass the signature test. DomainKeys Identified Mail will also supply you with an additional protection layer when you communicate with your business allies, for example, since they can see that all the emails that you send are legitimate and have not been manipulated in the meantime.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Web Hosting

You’ll be able to make the most of DomainKeys Identified Mail with each and every Linux web hosting that we’re offering without the need to do anything specific, as the obligatory records for using this email validation system are created automatically by our website hosting platform when you add a domain to an existing account using the Hepsia Control Panel. As long as the given domain name uses our name server records, a private cryptographic key will be generated and stored on our mail servers and a TXT record with a public key will be sent to the global DNS system. If you send out periodic messages to clients or business associates, they will 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 option comes by default with any domain that is registered through a semi-dedicated server account with our company. It should also use our name servers, so that its DNS records are handled by our platform. The latter makes it possible for a special TXT record to be set up, which is in fact the public key that verifies if a certain email is genuine or not. Such a record is set up when a domain is added to an account through the Hepsia Control Panel and at the same time, a private key is generated on our mail servers. If you use our email and web hosting services, your email messages will always reach their target readers and you will not have to worry about unauthorized parties forging your email addresses for scamming or spamming purposes, which is something pretty important if you use email messages to reach your business allies.