DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM, is a method for confirming the genuineness of an email message using an electronic signature. When DomainKeys Identified Mail is activated for a certain domain name, a public key is published to the global Domain Name System and a private one is stored on the mail server. When a new email is sent, a signature is issued using the private key and when the email is delivered, that signature is verified by the incoming POP3/IMAP server using the public key. In this way, the receiver can easily tell if the email is authentic or if the sender’s email address has been forged. A discrepancy will appear if the content of the email has been changed on its way as well, so DomainKeys Identified Mail can also be used to ensure that the sent and the delivered email messages are identical and that nothing has been attached or erased. This validation system will increase your email safety, since you can confirm the genuineness of the important emails that you get and your partners can do likewise with the emails that you send them. Based on the particular mail service provider’s adopted policies, an email message that fails to pass the examination may be erased or may reach the recipient’s inbox with a warning flag.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Website Hosting

When you purchase one of the website hosting plans that we offer, the DomainKeys Identified Mail functionality will be activated by default for any domain name that you add to your shared web hosting account, so you won’t have to create any records or to do anything manually. When a domain name is added in the Hosted Domains section of our in-house developed Hepsia Control Panel using our MX and NS resource records (so that the emails related to this domain will be handled by our cloud hosting platform), a private cryptographic key will be created instantly on our email servers and a TXT resource record with a public key will be sent to the DNS system. All email addresses set up using this domain will be protected by DomainKeys Identified Mail, so if you send email messages such as regular newsletters, they will reach their target audience and the receivers will be sure that they are authentic, as the DKIM functionality makes it impossible for unsolicited persons to spoof your addresses.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Servers

The DomainKeys Identified Mail functionality is included by default with any domain name that is added to a semi-dedicated server account with us. The domain must also use our name servers, so that its DNS records are managed by our system. The latter makes it possible for a special TXT record to be created, which is actually the public encryption key that confirms if a given message is genuine or not. Such a record is set up when a new domain name is registered in a semi-dedicated hosting account through the Hepsia Control Panel and in the meantime, a private key is generated on our mail servers. If you make use of our web and email hosting services, your email messages will always reach their target destination and you won’t need to worry about unsolicited individuals forging your email addresses for spamming or scamming purposes, which is something pretty important in case you use email messages to contact your business associates.