SPF, which stands for Sender Policy Framework, is an e-mail security system, which is designed to verify whether an e-mail message was sent by an official server. Employing SPF protection for a domain name will stop the counterfeiting of email addresses made with the domain. In layman's terms: activating this function for a domain creates a special record in the Domain Name System (DNS) containing the IP addresses of the servers that are permitted to send e-mails from mailboxes under the domain. Once this record propagates globally, it exists on all the DNS servers that direct the Internet traffic. When a new e-mail message is sent, the initial DNS server it goes through verifies whether it originates from an authorized server. In the event it does, it is forwarded to the destination address, but if it does not originate from a server listed in the SPF record for the particular domain, it's rejected. In this way nobody can mask an email address to make it appear as if you are distributing spam messages. This technique is also termed email spoofing.

SPF Protection in Web Hosting

You are able to activate the SPF protection service for your domains with a couple of clicks in the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with all of our Linux web hosting packages. This carried out via the section with the same name and you're able to set up the protection for any domain name part of our advanced cloud hosting platform. Using a really time and effort saving interface, all you will have to submit is the hostname of the mail server that will be permitted to send messages from your e-mails and its IPv4 or IPv6 address. Last, but not least, you're able to include several servers as well, when needed. If your emails are handled on our end, you may also use an even more secure option by setting a restriction that email messages can be sent only if your domain names feature our MX records. This alternative cannot be applied in case your website is hosted with us, and your e-mails are with some third-party service provider. In either case, the SPF protection option will vastly increase your online protection and stop others from forging your email addresses.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, which is included with all our Linux semi-dedicated hosting packages, will provide you with an incredibly easy-to-use interface to activate the SPF security service for any domain name that you host in your new account. Just a few clicks in the Emails section of Hepsia are enough for that then you will only have to type in the hostname and the IP address of the mail server that will be allowed to send out messages from your e-mails. If the emails are taken care of by us and not by some other provider, you are able to boost the protection level even more and benefit from an option for the outgoing emails to be sent only if your domain names feature our MX records. This option provides you with better control and it will eliminate any chance of someone faking your email addresses with the purpose of spamming and / or scamming people. It is not applicable if just your site is on our hi-tech cloud website hosting platform, while your e-mail addresses are handled by a different provider. If you aren't sure what options to pick, our tech support crew will help you 24/7.