SPF, which is an abbreviation for Sender Policy Framework, is an authentication system that aims at protecting against the so-called email counterfeiting. Essentially, this indicates sending some message from one e-mail address and making it look like it’s sent from a different one with the purpose to scam in some manner the individual opening it. If the SPF protection is running for a domain name, a record which has all mail servers authorized to email messages with addresses within the domain is made. The record is stored on all of the DNS servers that direct the Internet traffic around the world, thus they all can identify whether an e-mail message comes from an authentic server or not. The check is performed at the very first server where the email goes through and in the first case the e-mail message is forwarded, while in the second one it is removed and it never reaches its intended recipient. Applying SPF records for your domain names will stop all unauthorized people from making use of your emails for harmful purposes.

SPF Protection in Shared Hosting

The SPF protection feature is available as standard with each shared hosting package that we offer and you're able to use it without difficulty so that you can secure the e-mails for any domain name hosted in your account. The service is handled from the Emails section of our state-of-the-art, albeit easy to work with Hepsia Control Panel. All it takes to enable the protection is to type the IP of the email server and its hostname - mail.server.com, for example. Once the protection is active, only this server will be able to send email messages from e-mails generated under the domain name that you have picked. Your email addresses may be managed by another provider, but when we handle them along with your site, you can also enable an option for your e-mail messages to be sent only if the domain has our MX records. This solution provides you with improved protection as only our server will be approved to send out emails from your mailboxes and you'll have superior control. If you have any questions or if you experience any difficulties with this service, you'll be able to contact our tech support team at any time and they will give you a hand in a timely manner.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The SPF protection function is available with all semi-dedicated packages, so in case you host your domain names in an account on our cloud hosting platform, you are able to use the service without difficulty for all your domains. The Hepsia Control Panel, which is provided with the semi-dedicated accounts, has a very easy to work with interface, so you do not have to be proficient in the use of computers to secure your emails. You will simply have to type the hostname and the IP address of each mail server that you would like to be permitted to send out emails from your addresses and shortly after that the new record will be activated for the domain that you have chosen. As a further option, we'll also give you the ability to control your outgoing email messages and protect your mailboxes further by permitting messages to be sent only if the domain in question features our MX records i.e. the emails for the domain should be managed on our end and not by another supplier. In this way you'll have even superior control and there will not be a chance for someone to counterfeit your emails for harmful activities.