DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is an email validation system used to prove that an email message has been sent by an authenticated individual or mail server. An e-signature is attached to the header of the message using a private key. When the email message is received, a public key that’s available in the global Domain Name System is used to validate who exactly sent it and whether the content has been altered in any way. The chief task of DKIM is to avert the widely spread scam and spam messages, as it makes it impossible to fake 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 match, you will either not receive the message at all, or you’ll get it with a warning alert that most probably it’s not authentic. It depends on email service providers what exactly will happen with an email that fails to pass the signature test. DomainKeys Identified Mail will also give you an additional security layer when you communicate with your business allies, for example, as they can see for themselves that all the emails that you exchange are authentic and have not been manipulated in the meantime.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Shared Website Hosting

If you purchase one of the Linux shared website hosting that we are offering, the DomainKeys Identified Mail feature will be activated as standard for any domain that you register under your web hosting account, so you won’t need to create any records or to activate anything manually. When a domain is added in the Hosted Domains section of our custom-made Hepsia Control Panel using our NS and MX records (so that the emails associated with this domain will be handled by our cloud platform), a private key will be created instantly on our email servers and a TXT record with a public key will be sent to the global Domain Name System. All addresses created using this domain name will be protected by DKIM, 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, because the DomainKeys Identified Mail option makes it impossible for unauthorized persons to spoof your email addresses.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Servers

The DomainKeys Identified Mail feature comes by default with any domain name that’s registered through a semi-dedicated server account with our company. The domain should also use our name servers, so that its DNS resource records are handled by our system. The latter makes it possible for a special TXT record to be created, which is actually the public key that confirms if a specific email message is genuine or not. This record is created as soon as a brand new domain is added to an account via the Hepsia Control Panel and in the meantime, a private key is created on our email servers. If you make use of our email and web hosting services, your emails will always reach their target audience and you will not have to worry about unsolicited individuals using your addresses for scamming or spamming purposes, which is something very important in case you use emails to contact your business associates.