DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM, is a method for checking the legitimacy of an email using an e-signature. When DKIM is activated for a specific domain name, a public key is published to the global Domain Name System and a private one is kept on the email server. When a new email message is sent, a signature is issued using the private key and when the email is delivered, the signature is verified by the incoming email server using the public key. In this way, the receiver can easily discern if the email message is legitimate or if the sender’s address has been spoofed. A discrepancy will occur if the content of the email message has been edited on its way as well, so DKIM can also be used to ensure that the sent and the delivered messages are identical and that nothing has been attached or erased. This email authentication system will boost your email security, since you can verify the authenticity of the important email messages that you get 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 be delivered to the receiver’s mailbox with a warning.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Shared Hosting

In case you host a domain in a shared hosting account with our company, all the needed records for using the DomainKeys Identified Mail functionality will be set up by default. This will happen the moment you add the domain name in , provided that the domain also uses our NS 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 resource record. In this way, 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 emails will be sent to any target audience without being denied and no one will be able to send emails forging your addresses. The latter is very important in case the essence of your online presence suggests sending regular offers or newsletters via email to potential and current clients.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you select any of the semi-dedicated hosting that we’re offering, you’ll be able to use the DomainKeys Identified Mail protection service with any domain that you add to your brand-new semi-dedicated server account without any manual intervention, as our high-tech cloud hosting platform will set up all the required records automatically, as long as the domain uses our name servers. The latter is required for a TXT resource record to be created for the domain name, as 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 whenever you send a new email, it will carry our system’s digital signature. The number of spam emails keeps rising each year and very frequently bogus email addresses are used, but if you use our web hosting services, you and your customers or colleagues will not have to bother about that.