DKIM, which is short for DomainKeys Identified Mail, is an email validation system, which stops email headers from being spoofed and email content from being modified. This is done by adding an electronic signature to every email message sent from an address under a specific domain name. The signature is generated based on a private cryptographic key that is available on the outbound SMTP mail server and it can be validated using a public key, which is available in the global DNS database. Thus, any email message with altered content or a spoofed sender can be identified by email service providers. This technology will enhance your online safety greatly and you will know for sure that any message sent from a business associate, a bank, and so on, is an authentic one. When you send email messages, the recipient will also know for sure that you are indeed the one who has sent them. Any mail that turns out to be bogus may either be labeled as such or may never end up in the recipient’s mailbox, depending on how the given provider has decided to handle such email messages.

DomainKeys Identified Mail in Shared Web Hosting

In case you host a domain in a shared web hosting account from our company, all the needed records for using the DomainKeys Identified Mail option will be set up by default. This will happen once you add the domain name in , provided that the domain also uses our NS records. A private key will be created on our mail servers, while a public key will be sent 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 authentication system – your messages will reach any audience without being discarded and no one will be able to send email messages forging your e-mail addresses. The latter is quite important if the type of your online presence suggests sending out regular newsletters or offers via email to potential and existing clients.