DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM, is a system for validating the legitimacy of an email using a digital signature. When DKIM is enabled for a certain domain name, a public cryptographic key is published to the global DNS system and a private one is kept on the mail server. When a new message is sent, a signature is issued using the private key and when the message is received, that signature is checked by the incoming POP3/IMAP email server using the public key. In this way, the recipient can easily recognize if the message is legitimate or if the sender’s address has been forged. A discrepancy will occur if the content of the email has been changed on its way as well, so DomainKeys Identified Mail can also be used to ensure that the sent and the received messages are identical and that nothing has been attached or removed. This email authentication system will strengthen your email security, as you can validate the authenticity of the important emails that you receive and your associates can do the same with the email messages that you send them. Depending on the particular email service provider’s adopted policy, a message that fails the check may be erased or may reach the receiver’s mailbox with a warning flag.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Cloud Web Hosting

In case you host a domain name in a cloud web hosting account with our company, all the mandatory records for using the DomainKeys Identified Mail feature will be added by default. This will happen as soon as you add the domain in the Hosted Domains section of the Hepsia Control Panel, on the condition that the domain also uses our NS records. A private key will be generated on our mail servers, while a public key will be added to the global Domain Name System automatically by using the TXT record. In this way, you won’t need to do anything manually and you’ll be able to take advantage of all the benefits of this email validation system – your messages will be sent to any target destination without being rejected and nobody will be able to send out emails forging your addresses. The latter is quite important in case the nature of your online presence suggests sending out periodic newsletters or offers via email to prospective and existing customers.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Servers

The DomainKeys Identified Mail functionality is included by default with any domain name that is added to a semi-dedicated server account with us. The domain should also use our name servers, so that its DNS records are managed by our platform. The latter makes it possible for a special TXT record to be created, which is actually the public encryption key that verifies if a particular email is genuine or not. This record is created the moment a brand new domain is registered in a semi-dedicated account via the Hepsia Control Panel and in the meantime, a private key is generated on our email servers. If you make use of our email and web hosting services, your messages will always reach their target readers and you will not have to worry about unsolicited people forging your addresses for scamming or spamming purposes, which is essential in case you use email messages to touch base with your business associates.