Sender Policy Framework, or SPF, is a validation system, which is intended to stop the so-called email spoofing where an email message can be sent from one email address, but to seem as being sent from another one, usually with the purpose to fraud the recipient in some way. When SPF protection is enabled for a domain name, a special record is made for it in the Domain Name System and all of the DNS servers globally have it. The record contains all the e-mail servers that are allowed to send legitimate messages from an e-mail address under the domain. When an email is sent, the first DNS server it goes to checks the SPF record and in case the sending server is authorized, the message is sent to the target receiver. In case, however, the sending server is not contained in the SPF record for the particular domain, the message won't be forwarded and it will be removed. When you employ this solution, it'll stop third parties from sending spam emails that look as if they have been sent from you.

SPF Protection in Shared Hosting

You can enable the SPF protection option for your domains with just a few clicks inside the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included in all of our Linux shared hosting packages. This is performed via the section bearing the very same name and you'll be able to enable the protection for any domain hosted on our exceptional cloud platform. Using a really user-friendly interface, all you have to submit is the hostname of the mail server which will be approved to send out messages from your emails and its IPv4 or IPv6 address. Of course, it is possible to include several servers as well, when needed. When your email addresses are handled on our end, you may also employ a more secure option by putting a restriction that email messages can be sent only when your domains have our MX records. This solution can't be applied in case your site is hosted with us, and the emails are with some third-party provider. Either way, the SPF protection solution can tremendously increase your online protection and prevent others from spoofing your email addresses.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you host your domain names in a semi-dedicated server account with our company, you can benefit from the SPF protection feature as a part of the conventional group of services that you'll get using this type of web hosting. Activating the protection requires just several simple steps inside the Hepsia Control Panel, so that even when you haven't employed such a function before, you won't have any kind of problems. Through a really user-friendly interface, you'll only have to input the info of the mail server which will be permitted to send out messages from your email addresses - its hostname (mail.server.com) and IP address (IPv4 or IPv6). As soon as the recently created record propagates, no one will be able to fake any e-mail for that particular domain and send emails from a server other than the one you have typed in. This does not specifically have to be our mail server, yet in case we take care of your email messages, you'll be able to activate one more level of security by picking an option that emails can be send from addresses @your-domain.com only if the domain uses our MX records. Our technical support team can help you 24/7 if you have any questions regarding this service.