Sender Policy Framework, or SPF, is a verification system, which is employed to prevent the so-called e-mail spoofing where an email message is sent from one e-mail address, but to appear as being sent from another, often with the idea to fraud the recipient for some reason. If SPF protection is enabled for a domain name, a special record is created for it in the Domain Name System and all DNS servers globally have it. The record includes all of the email servers that are permitted to send authentic messages from an email address under the domain. When an email is sent, the first DNS server it goes to checks the SPF record and in case its sending server is permitted, the message is forwarded to the target receiver. If, however, the sending server is not present in the SPF record for the specified domain, the message will not be submitted and it will be removed. Whenever you employ this solution, it will prevent third parties from sending spam that seem to have been sent from you.

SPF Protection in Cloud Web Hosting

You'll be able to enable the SPF protection service for your domains with just a few clicks from the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with all of our Linux cloud web hosting packages. This is done from the section bearing the very same name and you'll be able to enable the protection for each and every domain name on our exceptional cloud platform. Using a really user-friendly interface, all you'll need to submit is the hostname of the mail server that will be permitted to send out messages from your emails and its IPv4 or IPv6 address. Last, but not least, you are able to include several servers as well, if needed. If your emails are handled on our end, you may also use a more secure option by placing a restriction that email messages can be sent only when your domains include our MX records. This alternative cannot be applied if your web site is here, and your e-mails are with a third-party supplier. Either way, the SPF protection option can considerably improve your web security and stop others from forging your e-mail addresses.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The SPF protection attribute is available with all Linux semi-dedicated hosting, so when you host your domains in an account on our cloud website hosting platform, you can use the service easily for all your domain names. The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with the semi-dedicated accounts, has a rather intuitive interface, which means that you will not need to be tech-savvy in order to secure your e-mail addresses. You'll only have to type the hostname and the IP of each mail server that you would like to be authorized to send out emails from your addresses and shortly after that the new record will be active for the domain name that you have picked. As a further option, we will also give you the ability to restrict the outgoing e-mail messages and secure your mailboxes even further by permitting messages to be sent only when the domain involved features our MX records i.e. the emails for the domain should be handled by us and not by another provider. Doing so you'll enjoy even superior control and there won't be a chance for anyone to forge your e-mail addresses for harmful uses.