DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM, is a method for validating the genuineness of an email message using an e-signature. When DKIM is activated for a specific domain name, a public encryption key is published to the global DNS 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 message is received, that signature is validated by the incoming mail server using the public key. In this way, the receiver can easily recognize if the message is legitimate or if the sender’s address has been forged. A discrepancy will appear if the content of the email message has been altered 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 removed. This validation system will heighten your email security, as you can verify the authenticity of the important email messages that you get and your colleagues can do the same with the messages that you send them. Based on the given email provider’s adopted policy, an email message that fails to pass the check may be deleted or may enter the recipient’s mailbox with a warning sign.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Hosting

You will be able to make use of DomainKeys Identified Mail with each and every Linux hosting that we’re offering without having to do anything in particular, since the necessary records for using this authentication system are set up automatically by our hosting platform when you add a domain to an active hosting account via the Hepsia Control Panel. If the specific domain uses our name server records, a private cryptographic key will be issued and kept on our mail servers and a TXT resource record with a public key will be sent to the global Domain Name System. In case you send periodic emails to customers or business partners, they’ll always be delivered and no unauthorized individual will be able to spoof your email address and make it seem like you have composed a particular message.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Our semi-dedicated hosting come with DKIM enabled by default, so in case you choose a semi-dedicated package and you add a domain using our name servers through your Hepsia Control Panel, the records required for the validation system will be created automatically – a private cryptographic key on our email servers for the electronic signature and a TXT record carrying the public key for the global Domain Name System. Since the protection is set up for a specific domain, all e-mail addresses created using it will have a signature, so you won’t have to worry that the messages that you send out may not be delivered to their target address or that somebody may fake any of your email addresses and attempt to scam/spam people. This may be quite essential if you rely on e-communication in your business, since your colleagues and/or clients will be able to distinguish authentic messages from forged ones.