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 individual. A digital signature is attached to the header of the email message by using a private encryption key. When the email is received, a public key that’s available in the global Domain Name System is used to check who exactly sent it and if the content has been altered in any way. The principal function of DKIM is to avert the widely spread spam and scam messages, as it makes it impossible to forge an email address. If a message is sent from an email address claiming to belong to your bank or financial institution, for instance, but the signature doesn’t correspond, you will either not receive the message at all, or you’ll get it with a warning notification that most probably it’s not legitimate. It depends on email service providers what exactly will happen with an email which fails the signature examination. DKIM will also supply you with an additional safety layer when you communicate with your business partners, for instance, as they can see that all the messages that you send are legitimate and have not been manipulated on their way.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Hosting

You will be able to take advantage of DomainKeys Identified Mail with each and every hosting plans that we’re offering without needing to do anything specific, since the required records for using this email validation system are set up automatically by our web hosting platform when you add a domain to an existing account via the Hepsia Control Panel. As long as the given domain uses our name server records, a private encryption key will be created and stored on our email servers and a TXT record with a public key will be sent to the global Domain Name System. In case you send out periodic email messages to customers or business partners, they’ll always be received and no unauthorized person will be able to forge your address and make it look like you’ve sent a particular email message.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you opt for any of the semi-dedicated hosting plans offered by our company, you will be able to use the DKIM feature with any domain that you add to your brand new semi-dedicated server account without any manual intervention, as our top-notch cloud platform will create all the required records automatically, on the condition that the domain uses our name servers. The latter is needed for a TXT record to be created for the domain name, since this is how the public cryptographic key can become available in the global DNS database. The private key will also be added automatically to our mail servers, so whenever you send out a new email, it will include our system’s electronic signature. The number of spam messages continues to rise every year and quite often fake addresses are used, but if you use our web hosting services, you and your clients or colleagues will not need to bother about that.