DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM, is a method for confirming the genuineness of an email using an e-signature. When DKIM is activated for a particular domain name, a public encryption key is published to the global DNS database and a private one is kept on the email server. When a new email message is sent, a signature is generated using the private key and when the message is delivered, the signature is ‘scanned’ by the incoming POP3/IMAP server using the public key. In this way, the receiver can easily tell if the message is genuine or if the sender’s address has been forged. A mismatch will occur if the content of the email message has been edited in the meantime as well, so DKIM can also be used to ensure that the sent and the received emails are identical and that nothing has been attached or erased. This authentication system will enhance your email security, as you can verify the genuineness of the important email messages that you receive and your colleagues can do likewise with the emails that you send them. Depending on the given email provider’s policies, an email message that fails to pass the check may be removed or may enter the receiver’s mailbox with a warning.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Shared Web Hosting

You will be able to make use of DomainKeys Identified Mail with each and every shared web hosting that we’re offering without needing to do anything in particular, because the compulsory records for using this email authentication system are created automatically by our web hosting platform when you add a domain name to an existing web hosting account using the Hepsia Control Panel. If the specific domain name uses our name server records, a private key will be generated and kept on our mail servers and a TXT record with a public key will be sent to the Domain Name System. In case you send regular emails to customers or business allies, they’ll always be delivered and no unsolicited party will be able to spoof your address and make it seem like you have written a given message.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Servers

All necessary DomainKeys Identified Mail records will be created automatically by our cloud hosting platform when you add a domain as hosted in a semi-dedicated server account, so if you decide to use this type of hosting, you will not need to set up anything to be able to take advantage of the email authentication system. The domain should use our name servers in order for its DNS resource records to be managed by our company and provided that this prerequisite is fulfilled, a private key will be generated on our email servers and a public key will be published to the global Domain Name System by a special TXT resource record. All addresses that you create with the domain will be protected by DomainKeys Identified Mail, which will make it impossible for third parties to fake any address. Both you and your colleagues or customers can take advantage of this service, as it will ensure a higher security level for your online correspondence.