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 email address, but to look as being sent from a different, typically with the idea to fraud the recipient someway. When SPF protection is activated for a domain, a special record is generated for it in the Domain Name System and all DNS servers worldwide have it. The record includes all the mail servers that are allowed to send valid messages from an email address within the domain. When an email is sent, the very first DNS server it encounters verifies the SPF record and in case the sending server is authorized, the message is sent to the targeted destination. In case, however, the sending server doesn't exist in the SPF record for the specified domain, the email message will not be sent and it will be removed. If you employ this service, it will stop third parties from sending spam e-mails which look as if they have been sent from you.
SPF Protection in Shared Web Hosting
You are able to enable the SPF protection service for your domain names with a few clicks in the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with all of our Linux shared web hosting. This is performed via the section bearing the very same name and you can enable the protection for each domain on our hi-tech cloud hosting platform. Using a really time and effort saving interface, all you'll have to submit is the hostname of the mail server which will be accredited to send out messages from your email addresses and its IPv4 or IPv6 address. Last, but not least, you are able to add several servers as well, when needed. In case your email addresses are managed on our end, you may also take advantage of a more risk-free option by placing a limit that email messages can be sent only when your domain names have our MX records. This option cannot be applied if your site is hosted here, and the emails are with a third-party service provider. In either case, the SPF protection option can significantly increase your web security and prevent others from forging your e-mail addresses.
SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting
The SPF protection attribute is featured with all the Linux semi-dedicated hosting services, so in case you host your domain names in an account on our cloud hosting platform, you'll be able to use this particular service without difficulty for all of your domain names. The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with the semi-dedicated accounts, offers a very intuitive interface, therefore you do not need to be tech-savvy in order to secure your e-mail addresses. You will only have to type the hostname and the IP of each mail server that you would like to be permitted to send emails from your addresses and shortly after that the new record will be active for the domain that you've chosen. As a further option, we also allow you to limit your outgoing email messages and protect your mailboxes even further by permitting messages to be sent only if the domain in question has our MX records i.e. the email messages for the domain name have to be handled on our end and not by another provider. In this way you'll enjoy even better control and there will not be any chances for anyone to counterfeit your e-mails for malicious objectives.