DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM, is a method for validating the authenticity of an email using a digital signature. When DKIM is activated for a certain domain, a public key is published to the global DNS database and a private one is stored on the mail server. When a new email is sent, a signature is issued using the private key and when the email message is received, that signature is checked by the incoming POP3/IMAP mail server using the public key. Thus, the recipient can easily discern if the message is legitimate or if the sender’s address has been forged. A discrepancy will occur if the content of the email message has been changed in the meantime as well, so DomainKeys Identified Mail can also be used to make sure that the sent and the received emails are identical and that nothing has been attached or erased. This authentication system will increase your email security, as you can verify the legitimacy of the important emails that you get and your associates can do the same with the messages that you send them. Based on the given email provider’s policies, a message that fails to pass the examination may be erased or may emerge in the receiver’s mailbox with a warning alert.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Hosting

In case you host a domain name in a 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 once you add the domain in , on the condition that your domain also uses our NS records. A private cryptographic key will be generated on our email servers, while a public key will be published to the DNS system automatically by using the TXT record. Thus, you will not have to do anything manually and you will be able to take full advantage of all the benefits of this validation system – your email messages will be delivered to any target destination without being rejected and nobody will be able to send email messages forging your e-mail addresses. The latter is really important if the type of your web presence involves sending regular newsletters or offers via email to potential and current clients.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you opt for any of the Linux semi-dedicated servers that we’re offering, you’ll be able to use the DKIM feature with any domain that you register through your brand new semi-dedicated hosting account without any manual intervention, as our leading-edge cloud platform will set up all the required records automatically, on the condition that the domain name uses our name servers. The aforementioned is needed for a TXT resource record to be set up for the domain, since this is how the public encryption key can become available in the global DNS system. The private key will also be added automatically to our email servers, so whenever you send a new email message, it will carry our platform’s e-signature. The number of unsolicited bulk emails continues to rise each year and rather frequently false addresses are used, but if you make use of our web hosting services, you and your customers or colleagues will not have to worry about that.