SPF, which is an acronym for Sender Policy Framework, is an email security system, which is designed to verify if an email message is sent by an authorized server. Using SPF protection for a domain will prevent the counterfeiting of emails created with the domain. In simple words: activating this function for a domain makes a special record in the Domain Name System (DNS) which includes the IP of the servers which are allowed to send e-mail messages from mailboxes using the domain. When this record propagates worldwide, it will exist on all the DNS servers that direct the Internet traffic. Whenever a new e-mail message is sent, the first DNS server it goes through verifies if it originates from an authorized server. When it does, it's forwarded to the destination address, but when it doesn't come from a server part of the SPF record for the particular domain, it is discarded. In this way nobody will mask an email address and make it appear as if you're e-mailing spam messages. This technique is also referred to as email spoofing.
SPF Protection in Cloud Hosting
The SPF protection option is available by default with each cloud hosting plan that we offer and you'll be able to use it without any difficulty in order to secure the emails for any domain name hosted within your account. The service is managed from the Emails section of the outstanding, yet easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. All you need to activate the protection is to type in the IP address of the mail server as well as its hostname - mail.server.com, for instance. The moment the protection is activated, only this server will be able to send e-mails from email addresses generated under the domain name that you have picked. Your emails may be handled by another company, but in case that we take care of them together with your site, you may also enable an option for e-mail messages to be sent only if the domain uses our MX records. This solution will provide you with superior protection as only our server will be certified to send out e-mail messages from your mailboxes and you'll have improved control. If you have any kind of questions or if you experience any kind of difficulties with this particular service, you can contact our technical support team anytime and they'll help you immediately.
SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting
The SPF protection function comes with all the Linux semi-dedicated hosting, so if you host your domain names in an account on our cloud website hosting platform, you'll be able to use this particular service effortlessly for any of your domain names. The Hepsia Control Panel, which is provided with the semi-dedicated accounts, offers a quite intuitive interface, so you will not need to be proficient in the use of computers in order to protected your e-mails. You'll only have to type the hostname and the IP address of each mail server that you'd like to be permitted to send emails from your addresses and right after that the new record will be activated for the domain name that you have chosen. As a further option, we also allow you to control the outgoing emails and secure your mailboxes further by permitting e-mail messages to be sent only when the domain name involved has our MX records i.e. the emails for the domain name should be handled by us and not by another company. By doing so you will have even superior control and there won't be any chance for anyone to fake your email addresses for malicious intentions.