DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is an email validation system used to confirm that an e-mail message has been sent by an authorized individual or mail server. An e-signature is attached to the email’s header by using a private encryption key. When the message is received, a public key that is available in the global Domain Name System is used to verify who actually sent it and if the content has been changed in some way. The essential function of DomainKeys Identified Mail is to prevent the widespread scam and spam email 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, for instance, but the signature does not correspond, you will either not get the email message at all, or you will receive it with a warning note that most likely it is not authentic. It depends on mail service providers what exactly will happen with an email that fails the signature check. DKIM will also provide you with an additional layer of safety when you communicate with your business associates, for instance, since they can see for themselves that all the messages that you exchange are authentic and haven’t been tampered with in the meantime.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Shared Hosting

If you order one of the shared hosting that we are offering, the DomainKeys Identified Mail functionality will be activated as standard for any domain name that you add to your hosting account, so you will not need to set up any records or to do anything manually. When a domain name is added in the Hosted Domains section of our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel using our NS and MX records (so that the email messages associated with this domain name will be handled by our cloud platform), a private encryption key will be issued immediately on our email servers and a TXT resource record with a public key will be sent to the global DNS database. All addresses set up using this domain name will be protected by DomainKeys Identified Mail, 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 authentic, as the DKIM option makes it impossible for unsolicited people to spoof your addresses.

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 get a semi-dedicated plan, you won’t need to set up anything to be able to use the email authentication system. The domain should use our name servers in order for its DNS records to be managed by us and provided that this prerequisite is fulfilled, a private key will be created on our email servers and a public key will be published to the global DNS system by a special TXT resource record. All email addresses that you create with the domain name will be protected by DKIM, which will make it impossible for third parties to spoof any address. Both you and your associates or customers can benefit from this functionality, as it will ensure a higher level of safety for your e-communication.