Sender Policy Framework, or SPF, is a validation system, which 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 idea to fraud the recipient in some way. When SPF protection is enabled for a domain, an exclusive record is generated for it in the Domain Name System and all of the DNS servers worldwide have it. The record contains all of the e-mail servers that are permitted to send legitimate messages from an e-mail address under the domain. When an e-mail is sent, the first DNS server it goes to verifies the SPF record and in case its sending server is authorized, the message is sent to the targeted destination. In case, however, the sending server is not included in the SPF record for the specified domain, the message will not be sent and it will be discarded. In the event that you employ this solution, it'll stop third parties from sending spam messages which seem to have been sent by you.

SPF Protection in Cloud Web Hosting

You'll be able to activate the SPF protection service for your domains with just a few clicks inside the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included in all our cloud web hosting. This carried out through the section bearing the same name and you'll be able to set up the protection for each domain name hosted on our cutting-edge cloud hosting platform. Using a really handy interface, all you have to enter is the hostname of the mail server which will be permitted to send messages from your emails and its IPv4 or IPv6 address. Of course, you can include several servers as well, when needed. When your email addresses are managed by us, you can also employ a more secure option by setting a restriction that email messages can be sent only when your domains have our MX records. This solution can't be applied when your site is here, but the email addresses are with some third-party provider. Either way, the SPF protection solution can significantly improve your online safety and stop other people from forging your e-mail addresses.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you host your domain names in a semi-dedicated server account with our company, you will be able to take advantage of the SPF protection feature as a part of the standard set of services that you will receive using this kind of web hosting. Enabling the protection requires just several easy steps in the Hepsia Control Panel, so that even if you've never employed this type of function before, you won't have any issues. Employing a really time and effort saving interface, you'll simply need to enter the information of the mail server that will be permitted to send out messages from your e-mail addresses - its hostname (mail.server.com) and IP address (IPv4 or IPv6). The moment the newly generated record propagates, no one will be able to fake any e-mail address for that particular domain and send emails from a server different from the one you've entered. This does not necessarily have to be our mail server, yet when we manage your emails, you're able to allow an additional level of protection by choosing an option that emails can be send from addresses @your-domain.com only if the domain uses our MX records. Our technical support team can assist you 24/7 if you have any kind of questions related to this service.