DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is a validation system used to certify that an e-mail message has been sent by an authenticated email server or individual. An electronic signature is added to the header of the message by using a private encryption key. When the email message is received, a public key that’s available in the global Domain Name System is used to confirm who actually sent it and if its content has been modified in some way. The chief function of DKIM is to avert the widely spread spam and scam email messages, as it makes it impossible to fake an email address. If an email message is sent from an email address claiming to belong to your bank or financial institution, for example, but the signature doesn’t match, you will either not receive the email at all, or you’ll receive it with a warning notification that most probably it’s not legitimate. It depends on email providers what exactly will happen with an email which fails to pass the signature check. DKIM will also provide you with an extra layer of security when you communicate with your business associates, for example, as they can see for themselves that all the e-mail messages that you send are genuine and have not been tampered with on their way.
DomainKeys Identified Mail in Cloud Hosting
The DomainKeys Identified Mail functionality is pre-activated for all domain names that are hosted in a cloud hosting account on our cloud servers, so you will not need to do anything yourself to activate it. The only condition is that the particular domain should be hosted in an account on our end using our MX and NS resource records, so that the emails will go through our email servers. The private key will be generated on the server and the TXT record, which contains the public key, will be published to the global DNS system automatically, so you won’t need to do anything manually on your end in order to activate this feature. The DomainKeys Identified Mail email validation system will permit you to send out trustworthy e-mails, so if you are sending offers or a newsletter to clients, for instance, your emails will always reach their target audience, whereas unsolicited 3rd parties will not be able to spoof your email addresses.
DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Hosting
All mandatory DomainKeys Identified Mail records will be created automatically by our cloud web hosting platform when you add a domain name as hosted in your semi-dedicated server account, so in case you decide to buy a semi-dedicated hosting plan, you won’t have to set up anything to be able to take advantage of the email validation system. The domain must use our name servers in order for its DNS records to be managed by us and in case this requirement is matched, a private cryptographic key will be generated on our email servers and a public key will be added to the global DNS database by a special TXT record. All addresses that you create using the domain name will be protected by DKIM, which will make it impossible for 3rd parties to spoof any email address. Both you and your partners or customers can benefit from this service, as it will ensure a higher protection level for your online correspondence.