SPF, which is an abbreviation for Sender Policy Framework, is a verification system that is aimed at preventing the so-called email faking. Basically, this means sending some message from one email address and making it appear to be sent from another one with the idea to scam in some manner the individual receiving it. In the event that the SPF protection is running for a domain, a record that includes all of the mail servers authorized to send messages with addresses in the domain is made. The record is stored on all the DNS servers that route the web traffic around the world, so that they all will identify if an email message comes from a legitimate server or not. The verification is performed at the first server where the e-mail goes through and in the first case the email message is forwarded, whereas in the second one it's removed and it never gets to the supposed recipient. Employing SPF records for your domains will stop any unwanted people from using your emails for malicious objectives.

SPF Protection in Hosting

If you host your domain names in a hosting account with us and we handle the e-mails for them, you'll be able to enable SPF protection for all of them with a couple of clicks inside your Hepsia Control Panel. The service is available in a separate section where you will be able to view which domains are already protected. For those that aren't, you will be able to activate the SPF protection service and configure a variety of things during the process - the hostnames of the mail servers that are permitted to send messages from your addresses, the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses of these servers, and to create a rule that messages can be sent only if your domain names use our MX records. The aforementioned solution is the most secure one, and you can use it if we manage the e-mails for your domains and you're not using another e-mail supplier. The newly generated records will be activated within a day and nobody will be able to forge the FROM field in a message by using your e-mail addresses.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is included with all of our Linux semi-dedicated servers, will provide you with a very user-friendly interface to enable the SPF security service for every domain that you host inside your new account. A few clicks in the Emails section of Hepsia will be enough for that then you will only have to enter the hostname and the IP address of the mail server which will be permitted to send out messages from your e-mail addresses. In case the email messages are managed by us and not by another supplier, you'll be able to increase the security level even more and take advantage of an option for all the outgoing emails to be sent only if your domains include our MX records. This option will provide you with better control and it'll eliminate any chance of anyone forging your e-mails with the purpose of spamming or scamming people. It's not applicable in case just your website is on our hi-tech cloud website hosting platform, while your emails are managed by some other service provider. If you aren't sure what features to choose, our tech support crew will assist you 24/7.