DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM, is a method for verifying the legitimacy of an email using an electronic signature. When DomainKeys Identified Mail is activated for a specific domain, a public key is published to the global DNS database and a private one is stored on the email server. If a new email message is sent, a signature is issued using the private key and when the email is delivered, that signature is ‘scanned’ by the POP3/IMAP server using the public key. Thus, the receiver can easily recognize if the email is genuine or if the sender’s address has been forged. A discrepancy will occur if the content of the email has been altered in the meantime as well, so DomainKeys Identified Mail can also be used to make sure that the sent and the received email messages are identical and that nothing has been added or removed. This validation system will heighten your email safety, as you can validate the authenticity of the important emails that you receive and your colleagues can do the exact same thing with the messages that you send them. Based on the particular mail service provider’s adopted policy, a message that fails to pass the check may be removed or may enter the recipient’s mailbox with a warning.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Cloud Hosting

When you buy one of the Linux cloud hosting that we are offering, the DomainKeys Identified Mail feature will be enabled by default for any domain name that you add to your hosting account, so you will not need to set up any records or to enable anything manually. When a domain is added in the Hosted Domains section of our in-house developed Hepsia Control Panel using our NS and MX resource 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 instantaneously on our mail servers and a TXT resource record with a public key will be sent to the global DNS system. All email addresses created with this domain 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 receivers will know that the messages are authentic, because the DKIM feature makes it impossible for unsolicited parties to forge your addresses.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Our Linux semi-dedicated hosting come with DomainKeys Identified Mail activated by default, so if you opt for a semi-dedicated package and you add a domain name using our name servers via your Hepsia Control Panel, the records required for the email validation system will be set up automatically – a private key on our mail servers for the e-signature and a TXT record carrying the public key for the global Domain Name System. Since the protection is set up for a certain domain name, all addresses created under it will carry a signature, so you won’t have to worry that the email messages that you send out may not reach their destination email address or that somebody may fake any of your email addresses and try to scam/spam people. This may be rather important if you use electronic communication in your business, as your partners and/or clients will be able to distinguish legitimate emails from fake ones.