Sender Policy Framework, or SPF, is a validation system, which is intended to stop the so-called email spoofing where an email message is sent from one e-mail, but to appear as being sent from another, typically with the purpose to fraud the recipient someway. When SPF protection is enabled for a domain name, a special record is created for it in the Domain Name System and all the DNS servers worldwide receive it. The record includes all e-mail servers that are allowed to send valid messages from an address part of the domain. When an email is sent, the very first DNS server it goes to checks the SPF record and when the sending server is permitted, the message is forwarded to the target receiver. In case, however, the sending server is not contained in the SPF record for the particular domain, the e-mail message will not be forwarded and it will be discarded. When you employ this solution, it'll stop third parties from sending spam messages that look as if they have been sent from you.
SPF Protection in Cloud Hosting
You are able to enable the SPF protection option for your domain names with a few clicks in the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with our Linux cloud packages. This is done through the section with the same name and you're able to set up the protection for each domain part of our revolutionary cloud hosting platform. Using a really time and effort saving interface, all you'll 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. Last, but not least, you'll be able to include several servers too, if needed. If your e-mail addresses are taken care of on our end, you can also use an even more secure option by placing a restriction that e-mail messages can be sent only if your domains feature our MX records. This option cannot be used if your website is hosted here, while your email addresses are with a third-party supplier. In either case, the SPF protection option will vastly increase your online safety and stop other people from counterfeiting your e-mail addresses.
SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting
The Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, which is provided with all of our Linux semi-dedicated packages, provides you with an exceptionally easy-to-use interface to enable the SPF protection service for each domain name that you host inside your new account. Just a few clicks in the Emails section of Hepsia will be enough for that and you'll only have to enter the hostname and the IP address of the mail server that will be permitted to send out messages from your emails. When the emails are taken care of by us and not by another provider, you'll be able to boost the security level even further and enable an option for all the outgoing email messages to be sent only if your domains use our MX records. This option will provide you with more control and it'll eliminate any possibility of anyone faking your emails with the objective of spamming or scamming people. It's not applicable if only your website is hosted on our advanced cloud web hosting platform, while your e-mails are handled by some other service provider. If you aren't sure what options to pick, our tech support staff will assist you 24/7.