DKIM, which is short for DomainKeys Identified Mail, is a validation system, which blocks email headers from being forged and email content from being meddled with. This is done by attaching a digital signature to each and every email sent from an address under a specific domain name. The signature is generated on the basis of a private key that’s available on the outgoing SMTP mail server and it can be validated by using a public key, which is available in the global Domain Name System. Thus, any email message with changed content or a spoofed sender can be spotted by email providers. This approach will strengthen your web security substantially and you’ll be sure that any e-mail message sent from a business associate, a banking institution, and so on, is legitimate. When you send out emails, the receiver will also be sure that you are indeed the one who has sent them. Any mail that appears to be fake may either be tagged as such or may never end up in the receiver’s inbox, based on how the particular provider has chosen to cope with such email messages.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Shared Website Hosting

In case you host a domain name in a shared website hosting account with us, all the compulsory records for using the DomainKeys Identified Mail option will be set up by default. This will happen as soon as you add the domain name in , as long as the domain also uses our NS resource records. A private encryption key will be generated on our mail servers, while a public key will be added to the DNS database automatically by using the TXT record. Thus, you won’t have to do anything manually and you’ll be able to make use of all the benefits of this authentication system – your email messages will reach any target audience without being rejected and no one will be able to send emails faking your e-mail addresses. The latter is truly important in case the essence of your web presence suggests sending out periodic offers or newsletters via email to potential and current customers.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Servers

All needed DKIM records will be created automatically by our cloud hosting platform when you add a domain as hosted in your semi-dedicated server account, so in case you decide to purchase a semi-dedicated hosting plan, you will not have to configure anything to be able to use the email authentication system. The domain name should use our name servers so that its DNS resource records can be managed by us and if this condition is satisfied, a private key will be generated on our mail servers and a public key will be published to the global DNS database by a special TXT record. All email addresses that you set up using the domain name will be protected by DKIM, which will make it impossible for third parties to forge any address. Both you and your partners or clients can benefit from this functionality, since it will ensure a higher security level for your online correspondence.