DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is a validation system used to prove that an e-mail message has been sent by an authorized server or person. A digital signature is added to the header of the email by using a private key. When the message is received, a public key that’s available in the global Domain Name System is used to check who exactly sent it and whether its content has been modified in any way. The primary purpose of DKIM is to avert the widespread scam and spam emails, as it makes it impossible to fake an email address. If an email is sent from an email address claiming to belong to your bank or financial institution, for instance, but the signature doesn’t match, you will either not get the email message at all, or you will get it with a warning notification that most likely it’s not an authentic one. It depends on email providers what exactly will happen with an email which fails to pass the signature test. DomainKeys Identified Mail will also supply you with an extra layer of safety when you communicate with your business partners, for example, since they can see that all the e-mails that you exchange are authentic and haven’t been meddled with in the meantime.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Cloud Hosting

In case you host a domain name in a cloud hosting account from our company, all the mandatory records for using the DomainKeys Identified Mail feature will be created by default. This will happen the moment you add the domain name in , as long as the domain also uses our NS records. A private key will be generated on our email servers, while a public key will be added to the global Domain Name System automatically using the TXT record. In this way, you won’t have to do anything manually and you’ll be able to enjoy all the benefits of this email authentication system – your messages will be sent to any target destination without being disallowed and no one will be able to send email messages faking your addresses. The latter is very important if the essence of your Internet presence involves sending out regular newsletters or offers via email to prospective and existing clients.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Servers

The DomainKeys Identified Mail functionality is included by default with any domain that’s added to a semi-dedicated server account with our company. The domain must also use our name servers, so that its DNS resource records are handled by our platform. The latter makes it possible for a special TXT record to be set up, which is in fact the public encryption key that confirms if a certain email message is legitimate or not. Such a record is set up the moment a new domain name is registered in an account through the Hepsia Control Panel and in the meantime, a private key is created on our email servers. If you make use of our email and web hosting services, your emails will always reach their target viewers and you will not have to worry about unsolicited individuals using your addresses for scamming or spamming purposes, which is something very important if you use email messages to reach your business associates.