DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is a validation system used to prove that an e-mail message has been sent by an authorized mail server or person. An e-signature is attached to the email’s header by using a private encryption key. When the message is received, a public key that’s available in the global DNS database is used to confirm who actually sent it and whether its content has been altered in some way. The prime job of DomainKeys Identified Mail is to obstruct the widely spread scam and spam emails, as it makes it impossible to fake an email address. If a message is sent from an address claiming to belong to your bank, for instance, but the signature does not match, you will either not receive the email message at all, or you will receive it with a warning note that most probably it’s not a legitimate one. It depends on email service providers what exactly will happen with an email message that fails the signature check. DKIM will also provide you with an extra protection layer when you communicate with your business partners, for instance, since they can see that all the e-mail messages that you exchange are legitimate and have not been tampered with on their way.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Web Hosting

In case you host a domain name in a web hosting account from our company, all the compulsory records for using the DomainKeys Identified Mail feature will be set up by default. This will happen the moment you add the domain name in , provided that your domain also uses our NS resource records. A private encryption key will be generated on our email servers, while a public key will be published to the Domain Name System automatically using the TXT resource record. In this way, you will not need to do anything manually and you will be able to take advantage of all the benefits of this authentication system – your email messages will reach any target audience without being denied and no one will be able to send out messages forging your addresses. The latter is truly important in case the essence of your web presence involves sending out periodic offers or newsletters via email to prospective and current clients.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Servers

The DomainKeys Identified Mail protection service is offered by default with any domain that is registered through a semi-dedicated server account with us. It must also use our name servers, so that its DNS records are managed by our system. The latter makes it possible for a special TXT record to be set up, which is actually the public key that confirms if a certain email message is legitimate or not. This record is created when a domain name is added to a semi-dedicated server account via the Hepsia Control Panel and at the same time, a private key is created on our mail servers. If you use our email and web hosting services, your email messages will always reach their target audience and you will not have to worry about unauthorized persons spoofing your email addresses for scamming or spamming purposes, which is something quite important if you use emails to contact your business allies.