SPF, which is an abbreviation for Sender Policy Framework, is a certification system that is aimed at stopping the so-called e-mail forging. In simple terms, it indicates sending some message from one email and making it appear to be sent from a different one with the objective to scam in some way the individual receiving it. In case the SPF protection is running for a domain name, a record which includes all mail servers authorized to email messages with addresses in the domain is made. The record is placed on all DNS servers that route the web traffic around the world, so that they all will recognize whether an email message originates from a valid server or not. The check is performed at the first server where the e-mail goes through and in the first case the message is forwarded, while in the second one it is discarded and it never gets to the supposed recipient. Applying SPF records for your domain names will stop all unwanted people from making use of your email addresses for malicious purposes.

SPF Protection in Hosting

If you host your domain names in a hosting account with us and we handle the e-mail addresses for them, you will be able to activate SPF protection for them with a couple of clicks inside your Hepsia Control Panel. This service is available in a section of its own where you're able to see which domain names are currently secured. For those that are not, you'll be able to activate the SPF protection option and set up a number of things in the process - the hostnames of the mail servers that are permitted to send messages from your e-mails, the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses of the servers, and even to create a rule that messages can be sent only if your domains have our MX records. The last solution is the most secure one, but you can use it in the event that we manage the e-mails for your domains and you are not using some other e-mail provider. The new records will be activated within one day and nobody will be able to fake the FROM field in an email using your e-mail addresses.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, that is included with all our semi-dedicated plans, provides you with an exceptionally intuitive interface to enable the SPF security service for every domain name that you host inside your new account. A couple of clicks in the Emails section of Hepsia will be enough for that then you will only have to type in the hostname and the IP address of the mail server which will be permitted to send out messages from your emails. When the email messages are handled by us and not by a different supplier, you can increase the protection level even more and activate an option for the outgoing emails to be sent only if your domain names feature our MX records. This option will provide you with better control and it'll eliminate any chance of someone counterfeiting your e-mail addresses with the intention of spamming and / or scamming people. It is not applicable in case just your web site is hosted on our hi-tech cloud web hosting platform, while your e-mail addresses are managed by a different service provider. If you are not sure what options to pick, our technical support crew will assist you 24/7.