SPF, which is an abbreviation for Sender Policy Framework, is a certification system that aims at stopping the so-called e-mail faking. Basically, this indicates sending some message from one e-mail and making it look like it’s sent from a different one with the purpose to scam in some way the individual opening it. In case the SPF protection is running for a domain, a record that contains all of the mail servers authorized to email messages with addresses in the domain is made. The record is placed on all the DNS servers that route the Internet traffic worldwide, so they all will recognize whether an email message originates from a trustworthy server or not. The verification is conducted at the very first server where the e-mail goes through and in the first case the e-mail message is forwarded, and in the second one it is discarded and it never reaches the intended recipient. Using SPF records for your domain names will prevent any unwanted people from making use of your email addresses for harmful purposes.
SPF Protection in Shared Website Hosting
You are able to enable the SPF protection option for your domain names with a couple of clicks from the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included in all of our shared website hosting. This is performed via the section bearing an identical name and you are able to set up the protection for any domain on our leading-edge cloud platform. Using a really convenient interface, all you'll need to enter is the hostname of the mail server which will be authorized to send out messages from your e-mail addresses and its IPv4 or IPv6 address. Last, but not least, you are able to include several servers as well, when needed. In case your e-mails are managed on our end, you may also use a more secure option by placing a limit that email messages can be sent only if your domain names include our MX records. This solution cannot be applied when your web site is hosted with us, while your emails are with a third-party service provider. In either case, the SPF protection option can greatly improve your web security and stop others from spoofing your e-mail addresses.
SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers
When you have a semi-dedicated server account with us, you can protect your emails by activating the SPF security service for any domain in the account with only a few mouse-clicks. This is done in the Emails section of our Hepsia Control Panel which comes with the semi-dedicated accounts and even when you have no previous practical experience with these matters, you will not have any difficulties to activate the protection. All that you will need to do will be to find a domain from a drop-down list then type the mail server hostname and IPv4 or IPv6 address. The moment the new record propagates, messages from your e-mail addresses will be mailed globally only if they are sent from that specific server. When your e-mail addresses are handled by our company and not by a third-party supplier, you will also be able to activate an option for e-mail messages to be sent only when the domain name contains our MX records and this would be the safest option. When you have any questions about thisfunction, you will be able to contact our support crew 24/7.