DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM, is a method for validating the legitimacy of an email message using a digital signature. When DomainKeys Identified Mail is enabled for a specific domain, a public cryptographic key is published to the global Domain Name 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 message is delivered, that signature is validated by the incoming server using the public key. In this way, the recipient can easily tell if the email is genuine or if the sender’s email address has been forged. A discrepancy will appear if the content of the email has been altered on its way as well, so DKIM can also be used to make sure that the sent and the delivered emails are identical and that nothing has been added or removed. This email validation system will heighten your email safety, as you can verify the legitimacy of the important emails that you receive and your colleagues can do the exact same thing with the emails that you send them. Depending on the particular email service provider’s adopted policy, a message that fails to pass the test may be deleted or may reach the recipient’s inbox with a warning sign.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Shared Website Hosting

If you host a domain in a shared website hosting account from our company, all the needed records for using the DomainKeys Identified Mail feature will be added by default. This will happen the moment you add the domain name in the Hosted Domains section of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, as long as the domain also uses our NS resource records. A private key will be created on our email servers, whereas a public key will be added to the Domain Name System automatically by using the TXT record. In this way, you will not need to do anything manually and you’ll be able to take advantage of all the benefits of this email validation system – your email messages will reach any target audience without being denied and nobody will be able to send messages forging your email addresses. The latter is rather important in case the essence of your online presence suggests sending out periodic offers or newsletters via email to prospective and current clients.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Servers

The DomainKeys Identified Mail protection service comes by default with any domain name that’s added to a semi-dedicated server account with our company. It should also use our name servers, so that its DNS resource records are handled by our system. The latter makes it possible for a special TXT record to be created, which is in fact the public cryptographic key that verifies if a certain message is legitimate or not. Such a record is created as soon as a brand new domain name is registered in a semi-dedicated account via the Hepsia Control Panel and at the same time, a private key is generated on our mail servers. If you use our web and email hosting services, your messages will always reach their target readers and you won’t need to worry about unsolicited individuals spoofing your email addresses for spamming or scamming purposes, which is something very important if you use email messages to communicate with your business allies.