DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is an email validation system used to confirm that an email has been sent by an authenticated person or server. An e-signature is added to the header of the message using a private key. When the message is received, a public key that is available in the global DNS database is used to verify who exactly sent it and whether its content has been edited in some way. The fundamental task of DKIM is to block the widely spread spam and scam emails, as it makes it impossible to forge an email address. If a message is sent from an address claiming to belong to your bank or financial institution, for instance, but the signature doesn’t match, you will either not receive the email at all, or you’ll receive it with a warning notice that most likely it’s not an authentic one. It depends on email service providers what exactly will happen with an email which fails the signature test. DomainKeys Identified Mail will also supply you with an added layer of safety when you communicate with your business associates, for instance, since they can see that all the email messages that you exchange are authentic and haven’t been manipulated in the meantime.
DomainKeys Identified Mail in Web Hosting
The DomainKeys Identified Mail functionality is enabled by default for all domain names that are hosted in a web hosting account on our cloud servers, so you will not have to do anything on your end to activate it. The sole requirement is that the given domain name should be hosted in an account on our end using our NS and MX records, so that the e-mail messages will go through our mail servers. The private encryption key will be generated on the server and the TXT record, which includes the public key, will be published to the DNS system automatically, so you will not have to do anything manually on your end in order to enable this feature. The DomainKeys Identified Mail email authentication system will enable you to send out credible email messages, so if you’re sending offers or a newsletter to clients, for instance, your email messages will always reach their target viewers, while unauthorized 3rd parties will not be able to spoof your email addresses.