Sender Policy Framework, or SPF, is a validation system, that is used to prevent the so-called email spoofing where an email message can be sent from one address, but to look as being sent from a different, ordinarily with the objective to scam the recipient someway. When SPF protection is activated for a domain name, a unique record is made for it in the Domain Name System and all of the DNS servers around the world get it. The record includes all the mail servers that are allowed to send legitimate messages from an e-mail address part of the domain. When an e-mail is sent, the very first DNS server it encounters checks the SPF record and in case the sending server is authorized, the message is forwarded to the target destination. When, however, the sending server doesn't exist in the SPF record for the specified domain, the message won't be forwarded and it'll be discarded. Whenever you employ this service, it'll prevent third parties from sending spam emails which appear to have been sent by you.

SPF Protection in Cloud Hosting

You can enable the SPF protection option for your domain names with just a few clicks inside the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included in our cloud hosting. This is performed through the section with an identical name and you can allow the protection for any domain part of our advanced cloud hosting platform. Using a really convenient interface, all you will have to type in is the hostname of the mail server that will be approved to send messages from your e-mail addresses and its IPv4 or IPv6 address. Of course, you'll be able to add several servers too, if needed. In case your emails are managed by us, you can also take advantage of a more secure option by placing a restriction that e-mail messages can be sent only if your domains include our MX records. This option cannot be used when your website is hosted here, but your e-mails are with a third-party supplier. In either case, the SPF protection option can considerably improve your web safety and prevent others from counterfeiting your email addresses.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The SPF protection function is available with all of the Linux semi-dedicated packages, so when you host your domain names in an account on our cloud hosting platform, you will be able to use this particular service without difficulty for all your domain names. The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes as standard with the semi-dedicated accounts, has a really easy to use interface, therefore you will not have to be tech-savvy in order to secure your email addresses. You'll simply need to type the hostname and the IP of each mail server that you'd like to be authorized to send emails from your addresses and right after that the new record will be active for the domain that you have selected. As an extra option, we'll also allow you to control your outgoing email messages and secure your mailboxes further by permitting messages to be sent only if the domain in question includes our MX records i.e. the emails for the domain need to be managed on our end and not by some other provider. In this way you'll get even better control and there won't be any chances for any person to fake your emails for malicious uses.