SPF, which means Sender Policy Framework, is an e-mail protection system, that is used to verify whether an e-mail message was sent by a licensed server. Employing SPF protection for a given domain name will prevent the counterfeiting of email addresses made with the domain. In simple words: enabling this attribute for a domain makes a specific record in the Domain Name System (DNS) which contains the IP addresses of the servers which are allowed to send e-mail messages from mailboxes using the domain. Once this record propagates globally, it exists on all of the DNS servers that direct the Internet traffic. When an e-mail message is sent, the first DNS server it uses checks if it originates from an accredited server. In the event it does, it is sent to the destination address, yet when it does not originate from a server listed in the SPF record for the domain, it's discarded. Thus nobody can mask an e-mail address to make it appear as if you are distributing spam. This method is also referred to as email spoofing.
SPF Protection in Web Hosting
The SPF protection option is available by default with each and every web hosting package that we supply and you can use it with ease so that you can secure the email addresses for each domain name hosted as part of your account. The service is controlled from the Emails section of the outstanding, and easy-to-navigate Hepsia Control Panel. All you need to enable the protection is to type in the IP of the mail server and its hostname - mail.server.com, for example. Once the protection is activated, only this server will be able to send emails from e-mails made under the domain that you've picked. Your email addresses can be managed by a different supplier, but if we take care of them along with your website, you can also activate an option for e-mails to be sent only when the domain uses our MX records. This solution gives you even better security as exclusively our server will be approved to send email messages from your mailboxes and you will have improved control. When you have any questions or if you have any sort of troubles with this service, you will be able to contact our tech support team anytime and they'll help you in a timely manner.
SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, that is provided with all of our semi-dedicated servers, will provide you with an extremely user-friendly interface to activate the SPF protection service for each domain that you host within your new account. A couple of clicks in the Emails section of Hepsia are enough for that and you'll only have to type in the hostname and the IP address of the mail server that will be permitted to send out messages from your e-mail addresses. If the emails are managed on our end and not by a different provider, you can increase the security level even more and take advantage of an option for your outgoing emails to be sent only if your domains include our MX records. This option will provide you with more control and it'll eliminate any possibility of somebody counterfeiting your emails with the intention of spamming or scamming people. It's not applicable when just your website is on our modern cloud hosting platform, while your e-mails are handled by another service provider. If you aren't sure what features to choose, our tech support team will help you 24/7.