DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM, is a system for validating the genuineness of an email message using an electronic signature. When DKIM is enabled for a certain domain name, a public key is published to the global DNS database and a private one is stored on the email server. When a new email message is sent, a signature is generated using the private key and when the message is delivered, the signature is verified by the incoming POP3/IMAP email server using the public key. In this way, the receiver can easily recognize if the email message is authentic or if the sender’s address has been forged. A discrepancy will occur if the content of the email message has been altered on its way as well, so DomainKeys Identified Mail can also be used to make sure that the sent and the delivered emails are identical and that nothing has been added or deleted. This email authentication system will increase your email security, as you can confirm the authenticity of the important emails that you get and your partners can do likewise with the messages that you send them. Depending on the given email service provider’s policy, an email that fails to pass the examination may be removed or may show up in the recipient’s mailbox with a warning alert.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Web Hosting

If you host a domain in a web hosting account from our company, all the necessary records for using the DomainKeys Identified Mail option will be created by default. This will happen once you add the domain name in , provided 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 added to the DNS database automatically by using the TXT resource record. Thus, you will not need to do anything manually and you’ll be able to enjoy all the benefits of this authentication system – your email messages will reach any destination without being denied and nobody will be able to send email messages forging your e-mail addresses. The latter is really important in case the essence of your online presence suggests sending regular offers or newsletters via email to potential and existing customers.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you pick one of the Linux semi-dedicated hosting offered by our company, you will be able to use the DomainKeys Identified Mail protection service with any domain name that you add to your new semi-dedicated account without any manual intervention, as our innovative cloud web hosting platform will set up all the mandatory records automatically, on the condition that the domain name uses our name servers. The aforementioned is needed for a TXT resource record to be created for the domain, since this is how the public key can become available in the global DNS database. The private key will also be added automatically to our mail servers, so every time you send a new email message, it will carry our system’s digital signature. The number of junk emails keeps increasing every year and very frequently forged email addresses are used, but when you use our hosting services, you and your clients or partners won’t have to worry about that.