Sender Policy Framework, or SPF, is a validation system, which is used to prevent the so-called email spoofing where an email message can be sent from one email, but to seem as being sent from a different one, generally with the objective to scam the recipient someway. When SPF protection is enabled for a domain name, a specific record is made for it in the Domain Name System and all DNS servers around the world get it. The record features all mail servers that are allowed to send legitimate messages from an email address under the domain. When an e-mail is sent, the first DNS server it goes to verifies the SPF record and if its sending server is authorized, the message is sent to the targeted destination. When, however, the sending server is not contained in the SPF record for the particular domain, the email message will not be submitted and it will be discarded. In case you employ this solution, it'll stop third parties from sending spam e-mails which seem to have been sent by you.
SPF Protection in Cloud Hosting
You're able to enable the SPF protection option for your domain names with only a few clicks in the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with our Linux cloud packages. This is performed through the section bearing the very same name and you are able to set up the protection for each domain name on our leading-edge cloud hosting platform. Using a really user-friendly interface, all you have to type in is the hostname of the mail server that will be authorized to send messages from your e-mails and its IPv4 or IPv6 address. Of course, you'll be able to add several servers as well, if needed. If your emails are managed by us, you may also use an even more secure option by putting a limit that e-mails can be sent only when your domain names have our MX records. This solution cannot be applied when your web site is hosted here, but the e-mail addresses are with a third-party service provider. In either case, the SPF protection solution can greatly enhance your web safety and stop others from forging your e-mail addresses.
SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting
When you host your domain names in a semi-dedicated server account from us, you will be able to benefit from the SPF protection feature as part of the conventional group of services that you will have using this kind of web hosting. Starting the protection requires only a couple of easy steps in the Hepsia Control Panel, thus even in the event that you have never employed this type of feature before, you won't have any type of problems. Through a very easy-to-navigate interface, you'll only have to enter the information of the mail server that will be permitted to send messages from your email addresses - its hostname (mail.server.com) and IP address (IPv4 or IPv6). The moment the newly generated record propagates, no one will be able to fake any e-mail for that particular domain name and send out email messages from a server different from the one you've entered. This doesn't necessarily have to be our mail server, yet when we manage your e-mails, you're able to allow an extra level of protection by selecting an option that e-mails can be send out from addresses @your-domain.com only in the event that the domain employs our MX records. Our technical support staff will be able to assist you 24/7 if you have any questions about this service.