SPF, which abbreviates Sender Policy Framework, is a validation system that is aimed at preventing the so-called email forging. In simple terms, it indicates sending some message from one email and making it look like it’s sent from another one with the objective to scam in some manner the person receiving it. In case the SPF protection is running for a domain name, a record which includes all mail servers authorized to send messages with addresses part of the domain is made. The record is kept on all DNS servers that route the Internet traffic across the globe, so they all will identify if an email message originates from a trustworthy server or not. The check is performed at the first server where the email goes through and in the first case the email message is forwarded, but in the second one it is removed and it never reaches the supposed recipient. Applying SPF records for your domain names will stop any unauthorized people from making use of your emails for harmful objectives.
SPF Protection in Shared Website Hosting
If you host your domains in a shared website hosting account with us and we handle the e-mails for them, you will be able to activate SPF protection for all of them with a couple of clicks in your Hepsia Control Panel. The service is accessible in a section of its own where you can view which domain names are currently protected. For the ones that aren't, you can activate the SPF protection solution and configure a number of things during the process - the hostnames of the mail servers that are permitted to send messages from your email addresses, the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses of these servers, and even to create a rule that emails can be sent only when your domain names have our MX records. The aforementioned option is the most secure one, but it can be used in the event that we take care of the email addresses for your domain names and do not use another e-mail provider. The new records will propagate within 24 hours and nobody will be able to forge the FROM field in an e-mail by using your email addresses.
SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers
When you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you are able to secure your emails by activating the SPF protection service for every domain name in your account with just a couple of mouse-clicks. You can do this through the Emails section of the Hepsia Control Panel which is included with the semi-dedicated accounts and even if you have no previous experience with such issues, you will not have any troubles to activate the security. Everything that you'll need to do will be to select a domain from a drop-down list and then type the mail server hostname and IPv4 or IPv6 address. As soon as the updated record propagates, messages from your emails will be delivered around the world only if they're sent from that specific server. When your emails are managed by our company and not by a third-party supplier, you will also be able to take advantage of an option for emails to be mailed only if the domain name includes our MX records and the latter would be the safest option. In case you have any questions related to thisfunction, you'll be able to contact our support crew 24/7.