SPF, which abbreviates Sender Policy Framework, is a verification system that aims at protecting against the so-called email counterfeiting. Basically, this indicates sending some message from one email address and making it seem to be sent from another one with the idea to scam in some way the person opening it. When the SPF protection is running for a domain, a record which includes all of the mail servers authorized to send messages with addresses within the domain is generated. The record is saved on all of the DNS servers that direct the web traffic worldwide, so that they all can recognize if an email message originates from a legitimate server or not. The verification is performed at the very first server where the email goes through and in the first case the message is forwarded, whereas in the second one it is discarded and it never reaches the intended recipient. Employing SPF records for your domains will prevent all unauthorized people from using your email addresses for malicious objectives.

SPF Protection in Shared Hosting

The SPF protection function is available as standard with every single shared hosting plan that we supply and you'll be able to use it without difficulty so as to secure the emails for each domain hosted as part of your account. The service is managed from the Emails section of our cutting-edge, and easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. All you need to enable the protection is to type the IP of the e-mail server as well as its hostname - mail.server.com, for example. As soon as the protection is activated, only this server will be able to send out e-mails from e-mails created under the domain that you've selected. Your email addresses may be handled by a different company, but in case that we handle them in addition to your site, you can enable an option for your emails to be sent only if the domain features our MX records. This option will provide you with improved security as only our server will be approved to send out messages from your mailboxes and you will have improved control. If you have any kind of questions or if you have any sort of difficulties with this service, you'll be able to contact our tech support crew anytime and they will give you a hand right away.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers

The Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, which is provided with all of our Linux semi-dedicated servers, provides you with an exceptionally user-friendly interface to enable the SPF security service for every domain name that you host inside your new account. A couple of clicks in the Emails section of Hepsia will be enough for that then you will only have to type in the hostname and the IP address of the mail server which will be permitted to send messages from your emails. In case the e-mails are managed on our end and not by a different supplier, you can increase the protection level even more and benefit from an option for all of the outgoing email messages to be sent only if your domains include our MX records. This option will provide you with increased control and it'll eliminate any possibility of anyone counterfeiting your e-mails with the purpose of spamming and / or scamming people. It's not applicable in case just your web site is on our hi-tech cloud website hosting platform, while your emails are handled by a different provider. If you aren't sure what options to select, our technical support crew will assist you 24/7.