Sender Policy Framework, or SPF, is a validation system, which is intended to stop the so-called email spoofing where an email message is sent from one e-mail address, but to look as being sent from a different one, often with the objective to fraud the recipient someway. When SPF protection is activated for a domain name, a specific record is generated for it in the Domain Name System and all the DNS servers around the world receive it. The record includes all e-mail servers that are permitted to send authentic messages from an e-mail address part of the domain. When an email is sent, the very first DNS server it encounters checks the SPF record and in case the sending server is authorized, the message is forwarded to the targeted receiver. If, however, the sending server doesn't exist in the SPF record for the particular domain, the e-mail message will not be forwarded and it'll be discarded. In case you employ this solution, it'll prevent third parties from sending spam which look as if they have been sent by you.
SPF Protection in Cloud Website Hosting
If you host your domain names in a cloud website hosting account on our end and we manage the email addresses for them, you'll be able to activate SPF protection for them with several clicks inside your Hepsia Control Panel. This service is accessible in a separate section where you're able to view which domains are currently protected. For those which aren't, you will be able to enable the SPF protection service and set up a variety of things in the process - the hostnames of the mail servers that are permitted to send messages from your e-mails, the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses of the servers, and even to set a rule that emails can be sent only when your domains have our MX records. The aforementioned option is the most secure one, but it can be used if we manage the e-mail addresses for your domains and you're not using some other email provider. The newly created records will propagate within a day and nobody will be able to forge the FROM field in an email using your email addresses.
SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is provided with all of our semi-dedicated servers, provides you with an incredibly intuitive interface to enable the SPF protection service for each domain that you host inside your new account. A couple of 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 messages from your emails. When the e-mail messages are handled on our end and not by a different provider, you will be able to boost the protection level even further and activate an option for all of the outgoing email messages to be sent only if your domains include our MX records. This option gives you better control and it will eliminate any chance of someone faking your e-mail addresses with the purpose of spamming and scamming people. It's not applicable when only your web site is on our cutting-edge cloud web hosting platform, while your emails are handled by some other provider. If you aren't sure what features to select, our tech support crew will help you 24/7.