SPF, which is an abbreviation for Sender Policy Framework, is an authentication system that is aimed at preventing the so-called email forging. In simple terms, this means sending some message from one email and making it appear to be sent from another one with the idea to scam in some way the individual getting it. If the SPF protection is activated for a domain name, a record which contains all the mail servers authorized to email messages with addresses under the domain is created. The record is stored on all of the DNS servers that direct the web traffic all over the world, so that they all can recognize if an email message originates from a legitimate server or not. The check is done at the very first server where the email goes through and in the first case the email message is forwarded, but in the second one it's removed and it never reaches the supposed recipient. Applying SPF records for your domains will prevent any unwanted people from using your emails for malicious purposes.

SPF Protection in Shared Hosting

When you host your domains in a shared hosting account on our end and we handle the e-mail addresses for them, you will be able to enable SPF protection for them with a few clicks in your Hepsia Control Panel. The service is accessible in a section of its own where you're able to view which domain names are already secured. For those that aren't, you will be able to enable the SPF protection service and set up various things during the process - the hostnames of the mail servers that are allowed to send messages from your mailboxes, the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses of the servers, and to set a rule that messages can be sent only when your domain names use our MX records. The last choice is the most secure one, and you can use it if we manage the emails for your domain names and you're not using some other email provider. The newly generated records will propagate within one day and nobody will be able to forge the FROM field in a message with your addresses.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you host your domains in a semi-dedicated server account with us, you can benefit from the SPF protection feature as part of the regular group of services that you'll get using this type of hosting. Enabling the protection involves only a few simple steps inside the Hepsia Control Panel, thus even in case you've never employed such a function before, you won't have any kind of issues. Employing a very easy-to-navigate interface, you will only have to enter the details of the mail server that will be permitted to send out messages from your e-mail addresses - its hostname (mail.server.com) and IP address (IPv4 or IPv6). Once the recently made record propagates, no one will be able to forge any e-mail address for that particular domain name and send e-mail messages from a server different from the one you've typed in. This doesn't specifically have to be our mail server, yet in case we handle your emails, you can allow an additional level of protection by picking an option that email messages can be send out from addresses @your-domain.com only in case the domain employs our MX records. Our technical support team will be able to assist you 24/7 if you have any kind of questions related to this service.