SPF, which stands for Sender Policy Framework, is an e-mail safety system, that is used to confirm whether an e-mail message was sent by a licensed server. Using SPF protection for a domain name will stop the faking of email addresses made with the domain. In layman's terms: activating this function for a domain name generates a special record in the Domain Name System (DNS) which includes the IP of the servers which are permitted to send e-mails from mail boxes using the domain. As soon as this record propagates globally, it will exist on all DNS servers that route the Internet traffic. Any time a new e-mail message is sent, the initial DNS server it uses checks if it originates from an approved server. In the event it does, it's forwarded to the destination address, but when it does not originate from a server listed in the SPF record for the particular domain, it is discarded. In this way nobody will mask an e-mail address then make it appear as if you are sending spam. This technique is also identified as email spoofing.

SPF Protection in Cloud Web Hosting

You're able to activate the SPF protection option for your domains with a couple of clicks from the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with all of our cloud web hosting. This is performed via the section with an identical name and you can enable the protection for each and every domain name part of our cutting-edge cloud hosting platform. Using a very user-friendly interface, all you will need to enter is the hostname of the mail server which will be permitted to send out messages from your email addresses and its IPv4 or IPv6 address. Of course, you'll be able to include several servers too, when needed. In case your emails are handled on our end, you may also use an even more secure option by putting a restriction that e-mail messages can be sent only when your domains include our MX records. This solution can't be used in case your web site is here, and your email addresses are with some third-party provider. Either way, the SPF protection solution can definitely enhance your web protection and stop other people from forging your e-mail addresses.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers

The SPF protection feature is featured with all the semi-dedicated servers, so in case you host your domains in an account on our cloud website hosting platform, you will be able to activate this service with ease for any of your domains. The Hepsia Control Panel, which is provided with the semi-dedicated accounts, offers a rather easy to use interface, which means that you won't need to be proficient in the use of computers to protected your emails. You will only need to type the hostname and the IP address of each mail server that you would like to be permitted to send out emails from your addresses and immediately after that the new record will be active for the domain name that you've selected. As an extra option, we will also give you the ability to control your outgoing e-mail messages and protect your mailboxes even better by permitting e-mail messages to be sent only when the domain in question features our MX records i.e. the emails for the domain name should be handled on our end and not by a different supplier. Thus you will get even superior control and there will not be any chances for any person to forge your e-mails for malicious intentions.