DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM, is a method for verifying the legitimacy of an email message by using an e-signature. When DomainKeys Identified Mail is enabled for a particular domain, a public key is published to the global Domain Name System and a private one is kept on the email server. When a new message is sent, a signature is generated using the private key and when the email is received, the signature is checked by the incoming email server using the public key. In this way, the recipient can easily know if the message is legitimate or if the sender’s email address has been spoofed. A discrepancy will appear if the content of the email has been changed on its way 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 added or removed. This validation system will strengthen your email security, as you can validate the legitimacy of the important emails that you get and your associates can do the exact same thing with the email messages that you send them. Depending on the given mail service provider’s adopted policy, a message that fails to pass the check may be removed or may appear in the receiver’s mailbox with a warning alert.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Cloud Hosting

You’ll be able to make use of DomainKeys Identified Mail with each and every Linux cloud hosting that we are offering without having to do anything specific, since the compulsory records for using this authentication system are set up automatically by our web hosting platform when you add a domain to an existing hosting account via the Hepsia Control Panel. As long as the specific domain name uses our name server records, a private key will be generated and stored on our mail servers and a TXT resource record with a public key will be sent to the global DNS system. In case you send regular email messages to clients or business collaborators, they will always be received and no unauthorized individual will be able to spoof your email address and make it look like you have written a particular email message.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Hosting

All obligatory DKIM records will be set up automatically by our cloud platform when you add a domain name as hosted in your semi-dedicated server account, so if you choose to order a semi-dedicated hosting plan, you will not need to configure anything to be able to use the email authentication system. The domain must use our name servers so that its DNS records can be managed on our end and in case this condition is met, a private key will be created on our email servers and a public key will be sent to the global DNS database by a special TXT resource record. All addresses that you set up using the domain will be protected by DomainKeys Identified Mail, which will make it impossible for third parties to fake any address. Both you and your partners or clients can take advantage of this feature, since it will ensure a much higher level of safety for your email correspondence.