SPF, which is an abbreviation for Sender Policy Framework, is a certification system that aims at stopping the so-called email counterfeiting. In simple terms, it indicates sending some message from one email and making it look like it’s sent from another with the objective to scam in some way the person getting it. In the event that the SPF protection is running for a domain name, a record which contains all of the mail servers authorized to email messages with addresses under the domain is generated. The record is stored on all the DNS servers that direct the Internet traffic globally, so they all can recognize whether an e-mail message comes from a legitimate server or not. The verification is performed at the very first server where the email goes through and in the first case the message is forwarded, but in the second one it's discarded and it never gets to its intended recipient. Using SPF records for your domain names will prevent any unauthorized people from making use of your email addresses for harmful purposes.

SPF Protection in Cloud Hosting

You'll be able to enable the SPF protection service for your domain names with only a few clicks inside the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with all of our Linux cloud hosting packages. This is done from the section with the very same name and you'll be able to set up the protection for any domain hosted on our innovative cloud platform. Using a really simple interface, all you'll need to submit is the hostname of the mail server which will be accredited to send out messages from your emails and its IPv4 or IPv6 address. Of course, you can include several servers as well, when needed. If your emails are handled by us, you may also employ an even more secure option by placing a limit that messages can be sent only if your domains include our MX records. This option cannot be applied in case your site is here, but your e-mails are with some third-party service provider. In either case, the SPF protection option can greatly improve your web protection and stop other people from forging your email addresses.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you host your domains in a semi-dedicated server account with our company, you are able to take advantage of the SPF protection feature as part of the regular group of services that you'll receive using this type of website hosting. Starting the protection requires just a couple of easy steps inside the Hepsia Control Panel, thus even when you've never employed this type of feature before, you won't have any issues. Through a very time and effort saving interface, you will only need to input the details of the mail server which will be permitted to send messages from your email addresses - its hostname (mail.server.com) and IP address (IPv4 or IPv6). Once the newly generated record propagates, nobody will be able to forge any email for that particular domain name and send e-mail messages from a server different from the one you have typed in. This does not specifically have to be our mail server, yet in case we handle your emails, you're able to enable an additional level of security by selecting an option that e-mail messages can be send out from addresses @your-domain.com only if the domain employs our MX records. Our technical support staff will be able to help you 24/7 in case you have any questions related to this service.