DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is an email authentication system used to verify that an e-mail message has been sent by an authenticated person or mail server. An e-signature is added to the message’s header 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 check who actually sent it and if the content has been modified in any way. The chief job of DomainKeys Identified Mail is to avert the widespread spam and scam messages, as it makes it impossible to forge an email address. If an email is sent from an address claiming to belong to your bank or financial institution, for example, but the signature doesn’t correspond, you will either not receive the message at all, or you’ll get it with a warning note that most likely it’s not legitimate. It depends on email service providers what exactly will happen with an email message that fails the signature check. DomainKeys Identified Mail will also offer you an added security layer when you communicate with your business associates, for example, as they can see for themselves that all the emails that you send are authentic and haven’t been meddled with in the meantime.
DomainKeys Identified Mail in Shared Hosting
If you host a domain name in a shared hosting account with our company, all the mandatory records for using the DomainKeys Identified Mail option will be created by default. This will happen once you add the domain in , as long as it also uses our NS records. A private encryption key will be created on our email servers, whereas a public key will be published to the global DNS database automatically using the TXT resource 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 email validation system – your messages will reach any destination without being disallowed and no one will be able to send emails forging your addresses. The latter is truly important in case the essence of your worldwide web presence involves sending regular newsletters or offers via email to potential and current customers.
DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Hosting
When you choose one of the Linux semi-dedicated hosting offered by our company, you’ll be able to use the DKIM feature with any domain name that you add to your new account without any manual intervention, as our innovative cloud web hosting platform will create all the compulsory records automatically, provided that the domain uses our name servers. The latter is required for a TXT record to be created for the domain name, as this is how the public cryptographic key can become available in the global Domain Name System. The private key will also be added automatically to our email servers, so whenever you send out a new message, it will include our system’s digital signature. The number of unsolicited bulk emails keeps growing every year and rather often forged addresses are used, but if you make use of our hosting services, you and your customers or associates won’t need to worry about that.