Sender Policy Framework, or SPF, is a validation system, which is used to prevent the so-called email spoofing where an e-mail message is sent from one email, but to appear as being sent from another one, generally with the purpose to scam the recipient in some way. When SPF protection is activated for a domain name, a special record is created for it in the Domain Name System and all the DNS servers around the world get it. The record contains all e-mail servers that are permitted to send legitimate messages from an address part of the domain. When an e-mail is sent, the very first DNS server it goes to checks the SPF record and when the sending server is authorized, the message is sent to the target receiver. In case, however, the sending server is not included in the SPF record for the given domain, the message won't be sent and it'll be discarded. In case you use this solution, it will stop third parties from sending spam e-mails which seem to have been sent by you.
SPF Protection in Hosting
You can enable the SPF protection option for your domain names with only a few clicks from the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included in all of our Linux hosting packages. This carried out from the section with an identical name and you are able to allow the protection for any domain name on our innovative cloud platform. Using a very simple interface, all you will have to type in is the hostname of the mail server that will be accredited to send out messages from your email addresses and its IPv4 or IPv6 address. Last, but not least, you can include several servers as well, when needed. In case your e-mails are handled by us, you can also take advantage of a more secure option by setting a limit that e-mail messages can be sent only when your domain names have our MX records. This solution can't be used in case your web site is here, and the e-mail addresses are with a third-party supplier. In either case, the SPF protection option can significantly increase your web protection and prevent other people from forging your e-mail addresses.
SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting
The Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, that comes with all of our Linux semi-dedicated hosting packages, offers you a really user-friendly interface to enable the SPF security service for any domain name that you host within your new account. Just a few clicks in the Emails section of Hepsia will be enough for that and you will only have to enter the hostname and the IP address of the mail server that will be permitted to send messages from your emails. When the e-mail messages are taken care of on our end and not by some other supplier, you can raise the protection level even more and benefit from an option for all of the outgoing email messages to be sent only if your domain names feature our MX records. This option will give you better control and it will eliminate any chance of anybody faking your e-mails with the intention of spamming or scamming people. It is not applicable when only your website is hosted on our outstanding cloud hosting platform, while your emails are managed by another provider. If you are not sure what features to select, our technical support staff will assist you 24/7.