SPF, which is an abbreviation for Sender Policy Framework, is an authentication system that aims at protecting against the so-called e-mail faking. Essentially, this indicates sending some message from one e-mail and making it appear to be sent from another with the objective to scam in some way the individual receiving it. In the event that the SPF protection is active for a domain, a record which includes all of the mail servers authorized to send messages with addresses in the domain is generated. The record is placed on all the DNS servers that direct the web traffic internationally, therefore they all can recognize whether an e-mail message originates from an authentic server or not. The verification is done at the first server where the email goes through and in the first case the e-mail message is forwarded, while in the second it is removed and it never reaches the supposed recipient. Applying SPF records for your domains will stop all unauthorized people from using your email addresses for malicious objectives.

SPF Protection in Shared Web Hosting

SPF protection can be activated for any domain name hosted in a shared web hosting account on our cloud platform with no more than a couple of clicks. The option is accessible in the Emails section of our cutting-edge Hepsia Control Panel and all it takes to activate it is to select one of your domains from a drop-down menu and then type in the hostnames plus the IPv4 or IPv6 addresses of the email servers which will be certified to send email messages from your email addresses. As an added option you can even restrict the email messages to be sent from your domain only if it includes our MX records, in other words if our servers handle the emails for it, not some third-party supplier. This feature will provide you with the top standard of safety, but it is not applicable in case only your web site is on our servers while the emails for the domain name are handled somewhere else. Regardless, the SPF protection service will keep your email addresses secure from being used for spam and scam purposes.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers

The Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, that is provided with all of our semi-dedicated servers, will provide you with a really intuitive interface to enable the SPF protection service for any domain name that you host within your new account. A few clicks in the Emails section of Hepsia will be enough for that then you'll only have to enter the hostname and the IP address of the mail server that will be permitted to send messages from your e-mails. If the e-mail messages are taken care of on our end and not by some other supplier, you'll be able to boost the protection level even further and take advantage of an option for all of the outgoing e-mails to be sent only if your domains feature our MX records. This option will give you better control and it'll eliminate any possibility of anyone counterfeiting your e-mails with the intention of spamming and scamming people. It's not applicable when only your site is on our advanced cloud hosting platform, while your e-mails are handled by some other service provider. If you aren't sure what features to select, our tech support team will assist you 24/7.