DomainKeys Identified Mail, or DKIM, is a method for validating the authenticity of an email message using an electronic signature. When DKIM is activated for a particular domain, a public cryptographic key is published to the global DNS system and a private one is stored on the mail server. When a new message is sent, a signature is issued using the private key and when the email is delivered, the signature is ‘scanned’ by the incoming POP3/IMAP mail server using the public key. Thus, the recipient can easily distinguish if the email message is authentic or if the sender’s email address has been forged. A discrepancy will occur if the content of the email has been changed in the meantime as well, so DKIM can also be used to make sure that the sent and the received emails are identical and that nothing has been added or removed. This email authentication system will enhance your email safety, since you can confirm the authenticity of the important email messages that you get and your partners can do the same with the messages that you send them. Based on the given email service provider’s policy, an email message that fails to pass the test may be deleted or may be delivered to the receiver’s mailbox with a warning symbol.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Website Hosting

You’ll be able to make the most of DomainKeys Identified Mail with each website hosting that we offer without the need to do anything in particular, since the mandatory records for using this email validation system are created automatically by our website hosting platform when you add a domain name to an active hosting account using the Hepsia Control Panel. As long as the specific domain uses our name server records, a private cryptographic key will be created and kept on our email servers and a TXT resource record with a public key will be sent to the DNS system. In case you send out regular emails to customers or business partners, they will always be received and no unauthorized person will be able to forge your address and make it look like you’ve written a certain email message.