Sender Policy Framework, or SPF, is a validation system, that is designed to stop the so-called e-mail spoofing where an e-mail message can be sent from one email, but to appear as being sent from a different one, usually with the purpose to fraud the recipient someway. If SPF protection is activated for a domain name, an exclusive record is generated for it in the Domain Name System and all DNS servers globally get it. The record contains all of the email servers that are permitted to send authentic messages from an address within the domain. When an e-mail is sent, the first DNS server it goes to checks the SPF record and if its sending server is authorized, the message is sent to the target receiver. If, however, the sending server is not contained in the SPF record for the particular domain, the message will not be submitted and it will be discarded. Whenever you employ this solution, it'll stop third parties from sending spam emails that look as if they have been sent by you.
SPF Protection in Shared Hosting
You can activate the SPF protection option for your domains with just a few clicks from the Hepsia Control Panel, which is provided with all of our shared hosting. This is performed from the section bearing an identical name and you are able to set up the protection for each and every domain part of our advanced cloud hosting platform. Using a really user-friendly interface, all you will have to submit is the hostname of the mail server which will be authorized to send messages from your e-mail addresses and its IPv4 or IPv6 address. Last, but not least, you'll be able to add several servers as well, when needed. In case your e-mail addresses are managed on our end, you can also take advantage of an even more risk-free option by putting a limit that e-mail messages can be sent only when your domains include our MX records. This alternative cannot be applied if your site is hosted with us, and the emails are with a third-party service provider. In either case, the SPF protection solution can considerably increase your online safety and prevent other people from forging your email addresses.
SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers
The SPF protection function is available with all of the semi-dedicated servers, so in case you host your domains in an account on our cloud hosting platform, you will be able to use this particular service easily for all your domain names. The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with the semi-dedicated accounts, offers a really intuitive interface, so you won't need to be proficient in the use of computers in order to protected your emails. You will only have to type the hostname and the IP address of each mail server that you'd like to be allowed to send emails from your addresses and shortly after that the updated record will be activated for the domain that you have selected. As an additional option, we'll also allow you to limit the outgoing email messages and secure your mailboxes further by permitting messages to be sent only when the domain involved contains our MX records i.e. the email messages for the domain need to be handled by us and not by another supplier. Thus you'll have even better control and there won't be any chance for any person to forge your e-mail addresses for malicious purposes.