Sender Policy Framework, or SPF, is a validation system, that is intended to prevent the so-called email spoofing where an e-mail message can be sent from one e-mail address, but to seem as being sent from another, usually with the idea to fraud the recipient in some way. When SPF protection is enabled for a domain name, a unique record is made for it in the Domain Name System and all the DNS servers globally get it. The record contains all email servers that are allowed to send authentic messages from an e-mail address part of the domain. When an email is sent, the very first DNS server it goes to verifies the SPF record and in case its sending server is permitted, the message is forwarded to the target receiver. When, however, the sending server doesn't exist in the SPF record for the specified domain, the message will not be forwarded and it'll be removed. Whenever you employ this service, it'll prevent third parties from sending spam which seem to have been sent from you.

SPF Protection in Shared Web Hosting

You can activate the SPF protection option for your domains with only a couple of clicks from the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with all our shared web hosting. This is done from the section with the same name and you can set up the protection for each and every domain name part of our innovative cloud platform. Using a really time and effort saving interface, all you need to enter is the hostname of the mail server which will be authorized to send messages from your emails and its IPv4 or IPv6 address. Of course, you'll be able to add several servers as well, when needed. When your email addresses are taken care of by us, you may also employ an even more risk-free option by setting a limit that emails can be sent only when your domain names have our MX records. This alternative can't be used in case your site is hosted here, but the emails are with some third-party provider. In either case, the SPF protection solution can strongly improve your online protection and stop others from forging your email addresses.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you have a semi-dedicated server account with us, you can secure your email addresses by activating the SPF protection service for any domain name hosted in your account with just a couple of clicks. You can do this in the Emails section of the Hepsia Control Panel which is provided with the semi-dedicated accounts and even when you have no previous practical experience with these kinds of matters, you will not have any kind of problems to activate the protection. The only things that you will need to do will be to pick a domain from a drop-down list then type in the mail server hostname and IPv4 or IPv6 address. Once the updated record propagates, messages from your e-mail addresses will be sent globally only if they were sent from that server. In case your email addresses are handled by us and not by a third-party supplier, you will also be able to benefit from an option for e-mail messages to be sent only when the domain has our MX records and this would be the most secure option. In case you have any kind of questions related to thisfunction, you will be able to get in touch with our support crew 24/7.