Sender Policy Framework, or SPF, is a validation system, that is designed to stop the so-called email spoofing where an email message is sent from one email, but to look as being sent from a different one, typically with the purpose to scam the recipient in some way. If SPF protection is enabled for a domain name, an exclusive record is generated for it in the Domain Name System and all DNS servers globally get it. The record features all the e-mail servers that are allowed to send legitimate messages from an e-mail address within the domain. When an email is sent, the very first DNS server it goes to verifies the SPF record and when the sending server is permitted, the message is sent to the target receiver. In case, however, the sending server is not contained in the SPF record for the given domain, the e-mail message won't be submitted and it'll be removed. Whenever you use this service, it will prevent third parties from sending spam e-mails which look as if they have been sent by you.

SPF Protection in Shared Web Hosting

If you host your domain names in a shared web hosting account with us and we manage the e-mail addresses for them, you will be able to activate SPF protection for all of them with a couple of clicks inside your Hepsia Control Panel. This service is accessible in a separate section where you will be able to view which domains are already secured. For those that are not, you'll be able to enable the SPF protection solution and configure a number of things in the process - the hostnames of the mail servers that are permitted to send messages from your addresses, the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses of these servers, as well as to create a rule that messages can be sent only when your domain names include our MX records. The last mentioned solution is the most secure one, but you can use it when we take care of the e-mail addresses for your domain names and you're not using another e-mail service provider. The newly generated records will be activated within one day and nobody will be able to fake the FROM field in a message using your e-mail addresses.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers

The Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, which is provided with all our semi-dedicated hosting plans, will provide you with an exceptionally intuitive interface to enable the SPF security service for each domain name that you host within your new account. A few clicks in the Emails section of Hepsia are enough for that then you will only have to enter the hostname and the IP address of the mail server that will be allowed to send messages from your email addresses. When the emails are managed on our end and not by a different supplier, you're able to boost the security level even more and enable an option for all the outgoing e-mail messages to be sent only if your domains feature our MX records. This option will provide you with better control and it'll eliminate any possibility of someone faking your emails with the intention of spamming and / or scamming people. It's not applicable if just your web site is hosted on our innovative cloud web hosting platform, while your emails are handled by another provider. If you are not sure what options to select, our technical support crew will help you 24/7.