DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM, is a method for confirming the genuineness of an email by using an electronic signature. When DKIM is enabled for a particular domain, a public encryption key is published to the global Domain Name System and a private one is stored on the mail server. If a new message is sent, a signature is issued using the private key and when the message is received, the signature is authenticated by the POP3/IMAP mail server using the public key. Thus, the recipient can easily know if the email message is genuine or if the sender’s email address has been spoofed. A mismatch will appear if the content of the email has been edited on its way as well, so DomainKeys Identified Mail can also be used to ensure that the sent and the received messages are identical and that nothing has been added or deleted. This email validation system will heighten your email safety, since you can confirm the genuineness of the important emails that you receive and your colleagues can do the same with the emails that you send them. Based on the given email provider’s policy, a message that fails to pass the test may be removed or may enter the receiver’s mailbox with a warning sign.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Cloud Website Hosting

If you host a domain name in a cloud website hosting account from our company, all the needed records for using the DomainKeys Identified Mail functionality will be created by default. This will happen once you add the domain in , provided that the domain also uses our NS records. A private cryptographic key will be created on our mail servers, while a public key will be published to the DNS database automatically using the TXT record. In this way, you won’t have to do anything manually and you’ll be able to take advantage of all the benefits of this validation system – your messages will reach any destination without being disallowed and no one will be able to send messages faking your email addresses. The latter is quite important in case the essence of your worldwide web presence suggests sending out periodic offers or newsletters via email to potential and existing customers.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Servers

Our semi-dedicated servers come with DomainKeys Identified Mail enabled by default, so in case you opt for this type of hosting and you add a domain name using our name servers via your Hepsia Control Panel, the records needed for the validation system will be set up automatically – a private encryption key on our email servers for the digital signature and a TXT record carrying the public key for the global Domain Name System. Since the DKIM protection is set up for a given domain name, all e-mail addresses created under it will have a signature, so you will not need to worry that the email messages that you send may not be delivered to their target address or that someone may forge any of your addresses and try to spam/scam people. This may be very essential when you use email communication in your business, since your colleagues and/or customers will be able to distinguish authentic messages from fake ones.