DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM, is a method for confirming the authenticity of an email message by using a digital signature. When DomainKeys Identified Mail is enabled for a specific domain, a public encryption key is published to the global DNS database and a private one is stored on the email server. When a new email is sent, a signature is generated using the private key and when the email message is delivered, the signature is authenticated by the receiving server using the public key. Thus, the recipient can easily tell if the message is genuine or if the sender’s email address has been spoofed. A mismatch will appear if the content of the email has been altered in the meantime as well, so DomainKeys Identified Mail can also be used to make sure that the sent and the received email messages are identical and that nothing has been attached or deleted. This email validation system will heighten your email security, since you can validate the legitimacy of the important email messages that you get and your associates can do likewise with the emails that you send them. Based on the given mail service provider’s policies, an email that fails the examination may be removed or may show up in the receiver’s mailbox with a warning symbol.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Cloud Hosting

If you order one of the Linux cloud hosting that we offer, the DomainKeys Identified Mail option will be enabled as standard for any domain that you register under your account, so you won’t need to create any records or to do anything manually. When a domain is added in the Hosted Domains section of our custom-built Hepsia Control Panel using our MX and NS resource records (so that the email messages associated with this domain name will be handled by our cloud platform), a private cryptographic key will be generated momentarily on our mail servers and a TXT record with a public key will be sent to the global DNS database. All email addresses created with this domain will be protected by DomainKeys Identified Mail, so if you send out email messages such as regular newsletters, they will reach their target destination and the recipients will be sure that the messages are genuine, as the DomainKeys Identified Mail feature makes it impossible for unsolicited persons to spoof your email addresses.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Our Linux semi-dedicated hosting come with DKIM enabled by default, so in case you opt for a semi-dedicated package and you add a domain using our name servers via your Hepsia Control Panel, the records needed for the email authentication system will be created automatically – a private key on our email servers for the digital signature and a TXT record carrying the public key for the global DNS system. As the DKIM protection is set up for a specific domain, all e-mail addresses created with it will carry a signature, so you will not need to worry that the emails that you send may not be delivered to their destination email address or that somebody may spoof any of your email addresses and attempt to spam/scam people. This may be rather essential if you rely on e-communication in your business, since your associates and/or customers will be able to distinguish authentic messages from bogus ones.