DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM, is a method for validating the legitimacy of an email by using an e-signature. When DKIM is enabled for a certain domain, a public encryption key is published to the global DNS system and a private one is kept on the email server. If a new message is sent, a signature is issued using the private key and when the message is received, that signature is verified by the receiving server using the public key. In this way, the recipient can easily distinguish if the email message is authentic or if the sender’s address has been forged. A discrepancy will occur if the content of the email message has been modified on its way as well, so DKIM can also be used to make sure that the sent and the delivered emails are identical and that nothing has been added or deleted. This authentication system will strengthen your email safety, as you can verify the authenticity of the important emails that you get and your colleagues can do the same with the emails that you send them. Based on the particular email provider’s adopted policy, an email that fails to pass the examination may be removed or may emerge in the recipient’s mailbox with a warning.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Cloud Hosting

When you purchase any of the cloud service that we offer, the DomainKeys Identified Mail feature will be enabled by default for any domain name that you add to your shard hosting account, so you won’t need to set up any records or to enable anything manually. When a domain name is added in the Hosted Domains section of our custom-developed Hepsia Control Panel using our NS and MX records (so that the emails related to this domain will be handled by our cloud hosting platform), a private cryptographic key will be created instantly on our email servers and a TXT record with a public key will be sent to the global DNS system. All email addresses created using this domain name will be protected by DomainKeys Identified Mail, so if you send emails such as regular newsletters, they will reach their target destination and the recipients will know that they are legitimate, as the DomainKeys Identified Mail feature makes it impossible for unsolicited parties to forge your addresses.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Servers

The DomainKeys Identified Mail protection service is offered by default with any domain name that’s added to a semi-dedicated server account with us. It must also use our name servers, so that its DNS resource records are managed by our system. The latter makes it possible for a special TXT resource record to be created, which is in fact the public cryptographic key that confirms if a particular email is legitimate or not. This record is created the moment a domain is added to a semi-dedicated server account via the Hepsia Control Panel and at the same time, a private key is generated on our email servers. If you use our email and web hosting services, your email messages will always reach their target destination and you won’t have to worry about unsolicited people using your email addresses for spamming or scamming purposes, which is something pretty important in case you use emails to get in touch with your business allies.