DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is an email validation system used to verify that an email has been sent by an authenticated individual or mail server. An e-signature is attached to the message’s header using a private encryption key. When the message is received, a public key that’s available in the global Domain Name System is used to confirm who actually sent it and if its content has been changed in some way. The chief purpose of DKIM is to hamper the widely spread scam and spam messages, as it makes it impossible to forge an email address. If an email is sent from an address claiming to belong to your bank, for instance, but the signature doesn’t match, you will either not get the email message at all, or you will receive it with a warning that most likely it’s not legitimate. It depends on email providers what exactly will happen with an email that fails to pass the signature examination. DKIM will also give you an added protection layer when you communicate with your business allies, for example, as they can see that all the messages that you send are legitimate and haven’t been meddled with in the meantime.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Web Hosting

When you order one of the Linux web hosting that we’re offering, the DomainKeys Identified Mail option will be activated by default for any domain name that you register under your 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 associated with this domain will be handled by our cloud hosting platform), a private cryptographic key will be generated instantly on our mail servers and a TXT resource record with a public key will be sent to the global DNS database. All addresses created with this domain will be protected by DomainKeys Identified Mail, so if you send email messages such as regular newsletters, they will reach their target destination and the receivers will know that the messages are genuine, as the DomainKeys Identified Mail functionality makes it impossible for unauthorized people to forge your e-mail addresses.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Servers

All necessary DKIM records will be set up automatically by our cloud platform when you add a domain name as hosted in a semi-dedicated server account, so in case you decide to purchase a semi-dedicated server plan, you won’t have to set up anything to be able to use the email validation system. The domain must use our name servers in order for its DNS resource records to be managed by us and in case this requirement is matched, a private key will be created on our mail servers and a public key will be added to the Domain Name System by a special TXT resource record. All email addresses that you set up with the domain name will be protected by DomainKeys Identified Mail, which will make it impossible for third parties to forge any address. Both you and your associates or clients can benefit from this service, since it will guarantee a much higher level of security for your electronic communication.