DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM, is a system for checking the genuineness of an email message using an e-signature. When DKIM is enabled for a given domain name, a public cryptographic key is published to the global DNS database and a private one is kept 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, that signature is validated by the receiving server using the public key. Thus, the recipient can easily tell if the email message is authentic or if the sender’s address has been spoofed. A discrepancy will appear if the content of the email has been altered in the meantime as well, so DKIM can also be used to ensure that the sent and the received email messages are identical and that nothing has been added or removed. This validation system will heighten your email safety, as you can validate the authenticity of the important emails that you receive and your partners can do the same with the emails that you send them. Based on the given mail service provider’s adopted policy, an email message that fails to pass the examination may be deleted or may appear in the receiver’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 option will be activated as standard for any domain that you add to your website hosting account, so you will not 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 developed Hepsia Control Panel using our NS and MX records (so that the emails associated with this domain name will be handled by our cloud hosting platform), a private key will be issued instantly 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 name 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 receivers will be sure that the messages are genuine, as the DomainKeys Identified Mail feature makes it impossible for unauthorized people to forge your addresses.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Hosting

All obligatory DomainKeys Identified Mail records will be created automatically by our cloud web hosting platform when you add a domain name as hosted in your semi-dedicated server account, so if you decide to purchase a semi-dedicated hosting plan, you will not have to set up anything to be able to use the email validation system. The domain name should use our name servers in order for its DNS resource records to be managed by our company and in case this prerequisite is satisfied, a private cryptographic key will be generated on our email servers and a public key will be sent to the Domain Name System by a special TXT resource record. All email addresses that you create with the domain will be protected by DomainKeys Identified Mail, which will make it impossible for 3rd parties to forge any email address. Both you and your associates or clients can benefit from this functionality, since it will guarantee a much higher level of safety for your e-correspondence.