SPF, which is an abbreviation for Sender Policy Framework, is an authentication system that is aimed at preventing the so-called email counterfeiting. Basically, this means sending some message from one e-mail address and making it seem to be sent from another with the idea to scam in some manner the individual receiving it. When the SPF protection is activated for a domain, a record which has all of the mail servers authorized to email messages with addresses in the domain is generated. The record is stored on all of the DNS servers that direct the Internet traffic worldwide, so they all will recognize whether an email message comes from a valid server or not. The verification is conducted at the very first server where the e-mail goes through and in the first case the message is forwarded, but in the second one it is removed and it never gets to its intended recipient. Employing SPF records for your domain names will prevent all unauthorized people from making use of your email addresses for harmful objectives.

SPF Protection in Hosting

You're able to activate the SPF protection option for your domains with a few clicks from the Hepsia Control Panel, which is provided with our Linux hosting. This carried out from the section bearing the same name and you are able to enable the protection for each domain hosted on our modern cloud platform. Using a very simple interface, all you need to submit is the hostname of the mail server which will be accredited to send messages from your email addresses and its IPv4 or IPv6 address. Of course, you are able to add several servers too, when needed. In case your emails are managed on our end, you can also employ an even more secure option by setting a restriction that e-mail messages can be sent only if your domains have our MX records. This option cannot be applied when your site is hosted with us, and your e-mails are with a third-party provider. In either case, the SPF protection option will tremendously increase your web protection and stop others from forging your e-mail addresses.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you have a semi-dedicated server account with us, you will be able to secure your emails by enabling the SPF security service for any domain in your account with just a few mouse-clicks. This is done in the Emails section of the Hepsia Control Panel which is provided with the semi-dedicated accounts and even if you lack previous experience with these things, you will not have any trouble to activate the security. Everything that you will have to do will be to find a domain from a drop-down menu and after that type in the mail server hostname and IPv4 or IPv6 address. When the new record propagates, messages from your e-mail addresses will be sent around the world only if they were sent from that server. In case your email addresses are managed by us and not by some third-party supplier, you'll also be able to activate an option for e-mail messages to be mailed only when the domain features our MX records and the latter is the safest option. Should you have any questions regarding thisfunction, you'll be able to contact our technical support team 24/7.