DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is an authentication system used to certify that an e-mail has been sent by an authenticated mail server or individual. A digital signature is attached to the header of the message using a private key. When the email message is received, a public key that is available in the global DNS database is used to verify who exactly sent it and if its content has been edited in some way. The prime function of DomainKeys Identified Mail is to hamper the widely spread spam and scam emails, as it makes it impossible to forge an email address. If a message is sent from an address claiming to belong to your bank or financial institution, for instance, but the signature does not correspond, you will either not receive the message at all, or you’ll get it with an alert that most probably it is not an authentic one. It depends on mail service providers what exactly will happen with an email which fails to pass the signature examination. DomainKeys Identified Mail will also supply you with an extra safety layer when you communicate with your business allies, for instance, as they can see that all the emails that you exchange are authentic and haven’t been meddled with on their way.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Shared Hosting

In case you host a domain in a shared hosting account from us, all the required records for using the DomainKeys Identified Mail option will be set up by default. This will happen the moment you add the domain in , on the condition that the domain also uses our NS resource records. A private encryption key will be generated on our mail servers, whereas a public key will be sent to the global Domain Name System automatically using the TXT resource record. In this way, you won’t need to do anything manually and you’ll be able to take full advantage of all the benefits of this validation system – your emails will be delivered to any target audience without being rejected and nobody will be able to send out messages faking your email addresses. The latter is quite important in case the essence of your web presence involves sending regular newsletters or offers via email to potential and current customers.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Servers

The DomainKeys Identified Mail feature is included by default with any domain that is 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 managed by our system. The latter makes it possible for a special TXT resource record to be set up, which is actually the public cryptographic key that verifies if a certain email message is authentic or not. Such a record is created when a new domain name is added to a semi-dedicated server account via the Hepsia Control Panel and in the meantime, a private key is generated 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 email addresses for spamming or scamming purposes, which is something rather important when you use email messages to contact your business allies.