DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM, is a method for checking the authenticity of an email using an e-signature. When DKIM is activated for a given domain, a public cryptographic key is published to the global Domain Name System and a private one is stored on the email server. When a new message is sent, a signature is generated using the private key and when the email message is delivered, the signature is authenticated by the receiving server using the public key. In this way, the receiver can easily discern if the email message is authentic or if the sender’s address has been spoofed. A mismatch will occur if the content of the email has been altered on its way as well, so DomainKeys Identified Mail can also be used to make sure that the sent and the delivered email messages are identical and that nothing has been attached or deleted. This email authentication system will boost your email security, as you can confirm the legitimacy of the important email messages that you get and your associates can do likewise with the messages that you send them. Based on the particular email service provider’s policy, a message that fails to pass the examination may be removed or may appear in the recipient’s inbox with a warning notification.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Cloud Website Hosting

If you get one of the Linux cloud website hosting services that we offer, the DomainKeys Identified Mail option will be enabled as standard for any domain that you register under your shard hosting account, so you won’t need to set up any records or to do anything manually. When a domain name is added in the Hosted Domains section of our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel using our NS and MX records (so that the emails related to this domain name will be handled by our cloud web hosting platform), a private encryption key will be created right away on our email servers and a TXT record with a public key will be sent to the global Domain Name System. All addresses set up with this domain will be protected by DKIM, so if you send emails such as regular newsletters, they will reach their target destination and the receivers will be sure that the messages are legitimate, since the DKIM functionality makes it impossible for unauthorized people to forge your e-mail addresses.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The DomainKeys Identified Mail functionality is included by default with any domain that is registered through a semi-dedicated server account with our company. The domain must also use our name servers, so that its DNS records are handled by our platform. The latter makes it possible for a special TXT resource record to be created, which is in fact the public encryption key that verifies if a specific email message is genuine or not. This record is set up when a domain is registered in a semi-dedicated server account through the Hepsia Control Panel and in the meantime, a private key is created on our email servers. If you use our email and web hosting services, your emails will always reach their target readers and you won’t need to worry about unauthorized parties forging your email addresses for spamming or scamming purposes, which is something rather important if you use emails to reach your business collaborators.