DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is an authentication system used to certify that an e-mail message has been sent by an authenticated email server or individual. An e-signature is attached to the header of the email message using a private cryptographic key. When the email is received, a public key that is available in the global DNS database is used to verify who exactly sent it and if its content has been modified in some way. The fundamental function of DomainKeys Identified Mail is to stop the widespread scam and spam messages, as it makes it impossible to forge an email address. If an email is sent from an email address claiming to belong to your bank or financial institution, for example, but the signature doesn’t correspond, you will either not get the email message at all, or you will receive it with a warning notice that most likely it’s not an authentic one. It depends on email providers what exactly will happen with an email that fails to pass the signature examination. DKIM will also provide you with an extra layer of safety when you communicate with your business partners, for instance, since they can see for themselves that all the e-mail messages that you exchange are legitimate and haven’t been meddled with in the meantime.
DomainKeys Identified Mail in Cloud Web Hosting
If you buy one of the cloud web hosting that we offer, the DomainKeys Identified Mail option will be activated by default for any domain name that you register under your shared web hosting account, so you won’t have to create any records or to activate 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 resource records (so that the emails related to this domain name will be handled by our cloud hosting platform), a private key will be created immediately on our email servers and a TXT record with a public key will be sent to the Domain Name System. All email addresses created with this domain name will be protected by DomainKeys Identified Mail, so if you send out email messages such as periodic newsletters, they will reach their target destination and the recipients will be sure that the messages are authentic, since the DKIM option makes it impossible for unauthorized individuals to spoof your email addresses.
DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Hosting
All needed DKIM records will be created automatically by our cloud platform when you add a domain as hosted in your semi-dedicated server account, so in case you choose to use this type of hosting, you won’t have to configure anything to be able to take advantage of the email authentication system. The domain should use our name servers in order for its DNS resource records to be managed by our company and provided that this condition is met, a private encryption key will be generated on our mail servers and a public key will be published to the Domain Name System by a special TXT record. All addresses that you create with the domain name will be protected by DomainKeys Identified Mail, which will make it impossible for 3rd parties to forge any email address. Both you and your partners or customers can take advantage of this option, as it will ensure a much higher security level for your electronic communication.