DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is an email validation system used to prove that an e-mail has been sent by an authorized individual or server. A digital signature is added to the header of the email by using a private encryption key. When the message is received, a public key that’s available in the global DNS database is used to verify who exactly sent it and if its content has been edited in any way. The prime purpose of DomainKeys Identified Mail is to prevent the widespread spam and scam email messages, as it makes it impossible to fake an email address. If an email message is sent from an email address claiming to belong to your bank or financial institution, for example, but the signature doesn’t correspond, you will either not receive the message at all, or you’ll get it with a warning notice that most probably it’s not legitimate. It depends on email providers what exactly will happen with an email message which fails the signature check. DomainKeys Identified Mail will also provide you with an extra layer of safety when you communicate with your business partners, for instance, as they can see for themselves that all the messages that you exchange are legitimate and haven’t been manipulated in the meantime.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Shared Website Hosting

When you obtain any of the Linux shared website hosting packages that we offer, the DomainKeys Identified Mail functionality will be activated as standard for any domain that you register under your account, so you won’t need to set up any records or to do anything manually. When a domain is added in the Hosted Domains section of our custom-made Hepsia Control Panel using our MX and NS records (so that the emails associated with this domain will be handled by our cloud web hosting platform), a private cryptographic key will be created instantly on our email servers and a TXT resource record with a public key will be sent to the DNS system. All email addresses set up with this domain name will be protected by DKIM, so if you send email messages such as regular newsletters, they will reach their target destination and the receivers will be sure that the messages are authentic, since the DKIM functionality makes it impossible for unsolicited individuals to spoof your email addresses.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The DomainKeys Identified Mail functionality comes by default with any domain that’s added to a semi-dedicated server account with our company. It must also use our name servers, so that its DNS records are handled by our system. The latter makes it possible for a special TXT resource record to be set up, which is actually the public encryption key that confirms if a given email is legitimate or not. This record is set up the moment a domain name is registered in an account via the Hepsia Control Panel and at the same time, a private key is created on our email servers. If you use our web and email hosting services, your email messages will always reach their target destination and you will not need to worry about unauthorized parties forging your addresses for spamming or scamming purposes, which is something quite important if you use emails to touch base with your business associates.