Sender Policy Framework, or SPF, is a verification system, which is used to stop the so-called e-mail spoofing where an email message can be sent from one address, but to seem as being sent from a different, usually with the objective to fraud the recipient someway. If SPF protection is enabled for a domain, a specific record is made for it in the Domain Name System and all the DNS servers globally receive it. The record includes all the email servers that are permitted to send legitimate messages from an e-mail address within the domain. When a message is sent, the very first DNS server it encounters checks the SPF record and in case the sending server is authorized, the message is sent to the target destination. If, however, the sending server doesn't exist in the SPF record for the particular domain, the message won't be submitted and it'll be removed. In case you employ this service, it'll prevent third parties from sending spam which appear to have been sent from you.

SPF Protection in Web Hosting

The SPF protection option is accessible by default with every single web hosting plan that we offer and you will be able to use it without difficulty so that you can secure the email addresses for each domain name hosted as part of your account. The service is handled through the Emails section of our revolutionary, albeit easy-to-navigate Hepsia Control Panel. All it takes to activate the protection is to type in the IP address of the e-mail server in addition to its hostname - mail.server.com, for example. As soon as the protection is active, only this server will be able to send out e-mails from e-mails generated under the domain name that you have selected. Your e-mails can be managed by some other company, but if we handle them in addition to your web site, you can activate an option for messages to be sent only when the domain has our MX records. This selection will provide you with improved security as only our server will be approved to send messages from your mailboxes and you will have superior control. If you have any kind of questions or if you have any sort of troubles with this particular service, you can contact our tech support crew at any time and they will help you immediately.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is included with our semi-dedicated services, will provide you with a really intuitive interface to enable the SPF security service for each domain that you host within your new account. A few clicks in the Emails section of Hepsia will be enough for that and you'll only have to type in the hostname and the IP address of the mail server which will be allowed to send messages from your e-mail addresses. If the email messages are managed by us and not by another supplier, you're able to raise the protection level even more and take advantage of an option for the outgoing e-mail messages to be sent only if your domain names feature our MX records. This option will provide you with increased control and it will eliminate any possibility of anybody counterfeiting your e-mails with the purpose of spamming or scamming people. It's not applicable if just your website is hosted on our hi-tech cloud web hosting platform, while your emails are handled by some other service provider. If you aren't sure what features to pick, our technical support crew will help you 24/7.