DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM, is a method for checking the authenticity of an email by using an e-signature. When DomainKeys Identified Mail is enabled for a given domain name, a public key is published to the global Domain Name System and a private one is stored on the email server. If a new email message is sent, a signature is issued using the private key and when the message is received, the signature is verified by the POP3/IMAP mail server using the public key. In this way, the receiver can easily distinguish if the email is legitimate or if the sender’s email address has been forged. A discrepancy will appear if the content of the email message has been edited on its way as well, so DKIM can also be used to make sure that the sent and the received messages are identical and that nothing has been attached or deleted. This authentication system will boost your email safety, as you can validate the genuineness of the important emails that you get and your colleagues can do the same with the messages that you send them. Based on the given mail service provider’s adopted policies, an email message that fails the examination may be erased or may show up in the recipient’s inbox with a warning flag.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Shared Hosting

When you purchase one of the Linux shared hosting that we are offering, the DomainKeys Identified Mail feature will be activated as standard for any domain name that you register under your shared account, so you will not have to create any records or to do anything manually. When a domain name is added in the Hosted Domains section of our custom-made Hepsia Control Panel using our MX and NS records (so that the email messages related to this domain will be handled by our cloud platform), a private encryption key will be issued momentarily on our email servers and a TXT resource record with a public key will be sent to the global Domain Name System. All addresses created using this domain will be protected by DomainKeys Identified Mail, so if you send out emails such as periodic newsletters, they will reach their target destination and the recipients will be sure that they are genuine, as the DomainKeys Identified Mail functionality makes it impossible for unsolicited people to forge your e-mail addresses.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Servers

Our Linux semi-dedicated servers come with DomainKeys Identified Mail enabled by default, so if you pick a semi-dedicated hosting plan and you add a domain name using our name servers via your Hepsia Control Panel, the records needed for the email validation system will be created automatically – a private key on our email servers for the e-signature and a TXT record carrying the public key for the global DNS database. Since the protection is set up for a particular domain, all e-mail addresses created with it will carry a signature, so you won’t need to worry that the emails that you send out may not reach their destination email address or that someone may fake any of your addresses and attempt to scam/spam people. This may be quite essential when you use electronic communication in your business, since your partners and/or customers will be able to distinguish legitimate messages from fake ones.