Sender Policy Framework, or SPF, is a verification system, which is intended to stop the so-called e-mail spoofing where an email message is sent from one e-mail, but to seem as being sent from a different, typically with the purpose to fraud the recipient for some reason. If SPF protection is activated for a domain name, a specific record is generated for it in the Domain Name System and all of the DNS servers globally receive it. The record features all the email servers that are allowed to send authentic messages from an address part of the domain. When an e-mail is sent, the first DNS server it goes to checks the SPF record and if the sending server is permitted, the message is sent to the target destination. In case, however, the sending server is not present in the SPF record for the specified domain, the message will not be sent and it will be removed. If you use this service, it'll prevent third parties from sending spam emails which look as if they have been sent by you.

SPF Protection in Web Hosting

The SPF protection option is available by default with every single web hosting plan that we supply and you're able to use it without any difficulty in order to protect the emails for each domain hosted as part of your account. The service is operated from the Emails section of our cutting-edge, 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. The moment the protection is activated, only this server will be able to send out email messages from e-mails created under the domain name that you've picked. Your email addresses can be handled by some other company, but in case that we manage them along with your website, you can also enable an option for emails to be sent only when the domain has our MX records. This feature gives you improved protection as solely our server will be authorized to send out e-mails from your mailboxes and you'll have improved control. When you have any questions or if you experience any issues with this particular service, you can contact our technical support team at any time and they'll assist you immediately.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Servers

The Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, that is included with all our semi-dedicated servers, offers you a very intuitive interface to activate the SPF security service for each domain name that you host inside your new account. Just a few clicks in the Emails section of Hepsia are enough for that and you'll only have to type in the hostname and the IP address of the mail server that will be permitted to send messages from your e-mail addresses. In case the e-mail messages are taken care of by us and not by another provider, you are able to increase the protection level even further and take advantage of an option for the outgoing e-mails to be sent only if your domains include our MX records. This option gives you increased control and it'll eliminate any chance of anyone counterfeiting your emails with the intention of spamming and scamming people. It is not applicable in case only your site is hosted on our modern cloud hosting platform, while your emails are managed by another service provider. If you are not sure what options to choose, our technical support team will help you 24/7.