DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM, is a method for validating the authenticity of an email message by using an electronic signature. When DKIM is activated for a particular domain name, a public cryptographic key is published to the global DNS database and a private one is stored on the email server. If a new email message is sent, a signature is generated using the private key and when the email message is delivered, the signature is validated by the incoming server using the public key. Thus, the receiver can easily know if the email message is authentic or if the sender’s email address has been forged. A mismatch will occur if the content of the email message has been changed on its way as well, so DKIM can also be used to ensure that the sent and the delivered messages are identical and that nothing has been added or erased. This authentication system will enhance your email security, as you can confirm the genuineness of the important emails that you receive and your partners can do likewise with the emails that you send them. Depending on the given email provider’s adopted policies, a message that fails to pass the examination may be erased or may reach the receiver’s mailbox with a warning sign.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Shared Website Hosting

You’ll be able to make the most of DomainKeys Identified Mail with each and every shared website hosting plans that we offer without needing to do anything in particular, as the obligatory records for using this validation system are created automatically by our hosting platform when you add a domain name to an existing account via the Hepsia Control Panel. As long as the specific domain uses our name server records, a private cryptographic key will be generated and kept on our mail servers and a TXT resource record with a public key will be sent to the Domain Name System. If you send regular email messages to customers or business partners, they’ll always be received and no unsolicited individual will be able to spoof your email address and make it seem like you’ve sent a given message.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Servers

Our semi-dedicated plans come with DKIM enabled by default, so in case you pick a semi-dedicated server package and you add a domain using our name servers through your Hepsia Control Panel, the records required for the authentication system will be created automatically – a private encryption key on our mail servers for the digital signature and a TXT record carrying the public key for the Domain Name System. Since the protection is set up for a particular domain, all email addresses created using it will have a signature, so you won’t have to worry that the messages that you send may not be delivered to their destination email address or that somebody may forge any of your email addresses and try to scam/spam people. This may be very essential in case you use electronic communication in your business, since your partners and/or customers will be able to distinguish legitimate messages from fake ones.