DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM, is a system for confirming the authenticity of an email using an electronic signature. When DomainKeys Identified Mail is enabled for a specific domain name, a public encryption key is published to the global DNS system and a private one is stored on the mail server. If a new email message is sent, a signature is generated using the private key and when the email message is received, that signature is checked by the incoming server using the public key. In this way, the receiver can easily tell if the email is legitimate or if the sender’s email address has been forged. A discrepancy will occur if the content of the email has been changed on its way as well, so DomainKeys Identified Mail can also be used to make sure that the sent and the received email messages are identical and that nothing has been attached or removed. This email authentication system will strengthen your email security, since you can verify the legitimacy of the important email messages that you get and your associates can do likewise with the emails that you send them. Depending on the given email provider’s adopted policy, an email message that fails to pass the check may be removed or may end up in the receiver’s mailbox with a warning notification.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Shared Hosting

When you obtain one of the Linux shared hosting packages that we are offering, the DomainKeys Identified Mail feature will be activated by default for any domain name that you add to your shared account, so you won’t have to create any records or to enable anything manually. When a domain is added in the Hosted Domains section of our custom-made Hepsia Control Panel using our MX and NS records (so that the emails associated with this domain will be handled by our cloud web hosting platform), a private cryptographic key will be created immediately on our email servers and a TXT record with a public key will be sent to the DNS database. All email addresses created using this domain will be protected by DKIM, so if you send email messages such as regular newsletters, they will reach their target audience and the recipients will know that the messages are authentic, since the DomainKeys Identified Mail option makes it impossible for unsolicited parties to forge your e-mail addresses.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Hosting

All required DomainKeys Identified Mail records will be created automatically by our cloud platform when you add a domain name as hosted in your semi-dedicated server account, so in case you choose to buy a semi-dedicated plan, you won’t need to set up anything to be able to take advantage of the email authentication system. The domain must use our name servers in order for its DNS records to be managed by our company and as long as this requirement is fulfilled, a private encryption key will be generated on our email servers and a public key will be sent to the Domain Name System by a special TXT resource record. All email addresses that you set up with the domain name will be protected by DomainKeys Identified Mail, which will make it impossible for third parties to fake any address. Both you and your partners or clients can take advantage of this feature, since it will guarantee a much higher protection level for your electronic correspondence.