Sender Policy Framework, or SPF, is a validation system, which is intended to prevent the so-called email spoofing where an email message is sent from one address, but to seem as being sent from a different, generally with the objective to fraud the recipient for some reason. 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 globally get it. The record features all of the e-mail servers that are allowed to send authentic messages from an e-mail address part of the domain. When an e-mail is sent, the first DNS server it goes to checks the SPF record and in case its sending server is permitted, the message is sent to the targeted receiver. If, however, the sending server doesn't exist in the SPF record for the particular domain, the e-mail message won't be submitted and it'll be discarded. In case you employ this solution, it'll stop third parties from sending spam that appear to have been sent from you.

SPF Protection in Cloud Web Hosting

You'll be able to activate the SPF protection service for your domains with only a few clicks from the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with all our cloud web hosting plans. This is done through the section with the very same name and you'll be able to set up the protection for any domain name on our revolutionary cloud platform. Using a very intuitive interface, all you need to enter is the hostname of the mail server which will be accredited to send out messages from your emails and its IPv4 or IPv6 address. Of course, you can add several servers as well, when needed. In case your email addresses are managed on our end, you can also take advantage of a more risk-free option by setting a restriction that emails can be sent only if your domains include our MX records. This option can't be applied if your site is hosted with us, and the e-mail addresses are with some third-party provider. In either case, the SPF protection solution can definitely improve your online safety and stop other people from spoofing your email addresses.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you host your domains in a semi-dedicated server account with our company, you will be able to use the SPF protection feature as a part of the conventional collection of services that you will receive using this kind of website hosting. Activating the protection will involve just a few easy steps within the Hepsia Control Panel, so even if you've never employed such a feature before, you will not have any kind of issues. Through an exceptionally time and effort saving interface, you'll only have to input the information of the mail server that will be certified to send out messages from your e-mail addresses - its hostname (mail.server.com) and IP address (IPv4 or IPv6). Once the recently made record propagates, nobody will be able to fake any e-mail for that particular domain and send messages from a server other than the one you have entered. This does not specifically have to be our mail server, still when we take care of your emails, you will be able to allow one more level of security by choosing an option that e-mail messages can be send from addresses @your-domain.com only in case the domain employs our MX records. Our tech support team will be able to assist you 24/7 if you have any kind of questions regarding this service.