DKIM, which stands for DomainKeys Identified Mail, is an authentication system, which obstructs email addresses from being spoofed and email content from being tampered with. This is achieved by attaching an electronic signature to each and every message sent from an address under a given domain. The signature is issued based on a private cryptographic key that’s available on the outgoing mail server and it can be validated using a public key, which is available in the global DNS database. In this way, any message with modified content or a spoofed sender can be identified by email service providers. This technology will enhance your worldwide web security enormously and you will be sure that any message sent from a business ally, a bank, etc., is genuine. When you send email messages, the recipient will also know for sure that you are indeed the one who has sent them. Any mail that turns out to be fraudulent may either be flagged as such or may never reach the receiver’s mailbox, based on how the given provider has chosen to handle such emails.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Shared Hosting

If you host a domain in a shared hosting account from our company, all the required records for using the DomainKeys Identified Mail functionality will be created by default. This will happen the moment you add the domain in the Control Panel’s Hosted Domains section, as long as the domain also uses our NS resource records. A private key will be created on our email servers, whereas a public key will be published to the global DNS database automatically using the TXT resource record. Thus, you will not need to do anything manually and you will be able to enjoy all the benefits of this authentication system – your emails will be sent to any target audience without being denied and nobody will be able to send emails faking your e-mail addresses. The latter is really important if the essence of your Internet presence involves sending out periodic offers or newsletters via email to potential and existing customers.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Hosting

All obligatory DomainKeys Identified Mail records will be created automatically by our cloud platform when you add a domain as hosted in a semi-dedicated server account, so in case you choose to buy a semi-dedicated hosting package, you won’t have to configure anything to be able to take advantage of the email authentication system. The domain name must use our name servers in order for its DNS resource records to be managed by our company and if this requirement is fulfilled, a private cryptographic key will be generated on our email servers and a public key will be published to the DNS system by a special TXT record. All addresses that you set up using the domain will be protected by DKIM, which will make it impossible for third parties to forge any address. Both you and your partners or customers can benefit from this option, since it will ensure a much higher security level for your e-communication.