Sender Policy Framework, or SPF, is a verification system, that is designed 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 a different, frequently with the purpose to fraud the recipient for some reason. If SPF protection is activated for a domain name, an exclusive record is created for it in the Domain Name System and all the DNS servers worldwide get it. The record contains all of the e-mail servers that are permitted to send authentic messages from an email address within the domain. When an email is sent, the first DNS server it encounters verifies the SPF record and when the sending server is authorized, the message is sent to the targeted destination. When, however, the sending server is not included in the SPF record for the specified domain, the email message will not be submitted and it'll be discarded. In the event that you use this service, it will stop third parties from sending spam messages which seem to have been sent by you.

SPF Protection in Shared Website Hosting

If you host your domains in a shared website hosting account with us and we handle the emails for them, you will be able to activate SPF protection for any of them with several clicks in your Hepsia Control Panel. The service is available in its own section where you will be able to view which domains are currently secured. For those which aren't, you'll be able to activate the SPF protection service and configure a variety of things during the process - the hostnames of the mail servers that are allowed to send messages from your e-mails, the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses of the servers, as well as to set a rule that email messages can be sent only if your domain names include our MX records. The last option is the most secure one, and it can be used in the event that we take care of the e-mails for your domain names and you're not using another email service provider. The newly generated records will propagate within 24 hours and nobody will be able to fake the FROM field in an email by using your email addresses.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is included with all of our Linux semi-dedicated packages, will provide you with a very user-friendly interface to enable the SPF security service for every domain name that you host in your new account. Just a few clicks in the Emails section of Hepsia will be enough for that and you will only have to type in the hostname and the IP address of the mail server that will be allowed to send messages from your e-mail addresses. In case the e-mail messages are taken care of by us and not by a different supplier, you're able to boost the security level even further and take advantage of an option for all the outgoing e-mail messages to be sent only if your domain names use our MX records. This option will give you increased control and it'll eliminate any chance of someone forging your emails with the purpose of spamming and / or scamming people. It's not applicable when only your site is hosted on our innovative cloud website hosting platform, while your e-mail addresses are handled by a different provider. If you are not sure what features to choose, our tech support staff will help you 24/7.