DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM, is a method for checking the authenticity of an email by using a digital signature. When DKIM is enabled for a particular domain name, a public cryptographic key is published to the global DNS system and a private one is stored on the mail server. If a new message is sent, a signature is generated using the private key and when the email is delivered, that signature is authenticated by the POP3/IMAP mail server using the public key. In this way, the receiver can easily tell if the email is authentic or if the sender’s email address has been spoofed. A discrepancy 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 received messages are identical and that nothing has been attached or removed. This validation system will heighten your email security, as you can validate the legitimacy of the important emails that you receive and your associates can do the same with the messages that you send them. Depending on the given mail service provider’s adopted policy, an email that fails to pass the check may be erased or may be delivered to the receiver’s inbox with a warning symbol.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Shared Hosting

You will be able to make full use of DomainKeys Identified Mail with each and every shared hosting plans that we offer without doing anything in particular, because the required records for using this email validation system are created automatically by our hosting platform when you add a domain name to an active account using the Hepsia Control Panel. If the given domain name uses our NS records, a private encryption key will be created and kept on our email servers and a TXT resource record with a public key will be sent to the Domain Name System. In case you send out regular email messages to clients or business associates, they will always be delivered and no unsolicited party will be able to spoof your address and make it look like you’ve written a certain email message.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Servers

The DomainKeys Identified Mail feature is included by default with any domain that is added to a semi-dedicated server account with us. The domain should also use our name servers, so that its DNS resource records are managed by our system. The latter makes it possible for a special TXT resource record to be set up, which is actually the public key that confirms if a particular message is legitimate or not. This record is created the moment a domain name is added to an account via the Hepsia Control Panel and in the meantime, a private key is generated on our mail servers. If you make use of our email and web hosting services, your messages will always reach their target destination and you will not need to worry about unauthorized people using your email addresses for spamming or scamming purposes, which is something rather important if you use email messages to get in touch with your business partners.