SPF, which abbreviates Sender Policy Framework, is a certification system that aims at protecting against the so-called email counterfeiting. Essentially, this means sending a message from one e-mail and making it seem to be sent from another one with the objective to scam in some manner the person opening it. When the SPF protection is running for a domain name, a record which contains all of the mail servers authorized to send messages with addresses part of the domain is created. The record is saved on all DNS servers that direct the Internet traffic globally, thus they all can identify whether an e-mail message originates from a legitimate server or not. The check is performed at the first server where the email goes through and in the first case the e-mail message is forwarded, but in the second one it is removed and it never gets to the supposed recipient. Using SPF records for your domains will stop all unwanted people from using your email addresses for malicious purposes.
SPF Protection in Cloud Hosting
You can activate the SPF protection service for your domain names with only a few clicks inside the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with all of our cloud hosting plans. This is performed from the section with the same name and you're able to set up the protection for each domain name on our modern cloud hosting platform. Using a very handy interface, all you'll have to submit is the hostname of the mail server which will be approved to send out messages from your e-mail addresses and its IPv4 or IPv6 address. Last, but not least, you'll be able to include several servers too, when needed. If your e-mails are managed on our end, you can also use an even more risk-free option by putting a limit that messages can be sent only when your domains feature our MX records. This alternative can't be used if your website is hosted here, but the e-mail addresses are with a third-party supplier. In either case, the SPF protection solution will definitely enhance your online security and stop other people from forging your email addresses.
SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers
When you have a semi-dedicated server account with us, you can secure your email addresses by activating the SPF protection service for every domain name hosted in your account with just a couple of mouse-clicks. This can be done from the Emails section of the Hepsia Control Panel that is included with the semi-dedicated accounts and even if you have no previous experience with these kinds of matters, you won't have any difficulties to activate the protection. The only things that you will have to do will be to select a domain from a drop-down menu and then type the mail server hostname and IPv4 or IPv6 address. The moment the updated record propagates, messages from your emails will be mailed around the world only if they're sent from that specific server. If your emails are handled by us and not by a third-party provider, you'll also be able to activate an option for email messages to be sent only if the domain features our MX records and the latter is the safest option. When you have any questions about thisfunction, you'll be able to contact our tech support crew 24/7.