SPF, which is short for Sender Policy Framework, is an e-mail security system, which is used to verify whether an e-mail message is sent by a certified server. Employing SPF protection for a domain name will prevent the forging of email addresses generated with the domain. In layman's terms: activating this feature for a domain generates a specific record in the Domain Name System (DNS) that contains the IP of the servers which are allowed to send emails from mailboxes using the domain. As soon as this record propagates globally, it will exist on all of the DNS servers that direct the Internet traffic. Whenever an e-mail message is sent, the first DNS server it goes through checks if it originates from an official server. When it does, it is forwarded to the destination address, yet if it doesn't come from a server part of the SPF record for the particular domain, it's discarded. Thus nobody can mask an email address to make it appear as if you are distributing spam. This approach is also identified as email spoofing.
SPF Protection in Website Hosting
The SPF protection function is available as standard with each and every website hosting package that we offer and you'll be able to use it with ease so as to secure the e-mails for any domain name hosted in your account. The service is controlled from the Emails section of our state-of-the-art, albeit easy to work with Hepsia Control Panel. All you need to activate the protection is to type the IP of the mail server in addition to its hostname - mail.server.com, for example. Once the protection is activated, only this server will be able to send emails from emails made under the domain that you have selected. Your e-mails may be handled by another company, but in case that we handle them together with your website, you may also activate the option for your e-mails to be sent only when the domain uses our MX records. This option will provide you with superior security as only our server will be certified to send e-mail messages from your mailboxes and you'll have superior control. When you have any questions or if you experience any problems with this particular service, you will be able to contact our technical support team at any time and they will assist you without delay.
SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting
When you host your domains in a semi-dedicated server account from us, you will be able to take advantage of the SPF protection feature as part of the regular collection of services that you'll receive using this kind of website hosting. Starting the protection requires only several easy steps in the Hepsia Control Panel, thus even in case you have never employed this kind of function before, you won't have any type of troubles. Using a very easy to work with interface, you will only need to input the info of the mail server which will be authorized to send out messages from your addresses - its hostname (mail.server.com) and IP address (IPv4 or IPv6). Once the newly made record propagates, no one will be able to counterfeit any email address for that particular domain name and send email messages from a server other than the one you have typed in. This does not specifically have to be our mail server, yet when we take care of your email messages, you are able to allow an extra level of protection by picking an option that e-mail messages can be send out from addresses @your-domain.com only if the domain uses our MX records. Our tech support crew will be able to assist you 24/7 if you have any kind of questions related to this service.