SPF, which is an abbreviation for Sender Policy Framework, is a validation system that is aimed at preventing the so-called e-mail faking. In simple terms, this means sending a message from one email address and making it look like it’s sent from another one with the purpose to scam in some way the individual opening it. In the event that the SPF protection is running for a domain name, a record that includes all mail servers authorized to send messages with addresses within the domain is made. The record is stored on all DNS servers that route the Internet traffic globally, thus they all can recognize if an email message originates from a valid server or not. The verification is conducted at the very first server where the e-mail goes through and in the first case the e-mail message is forwarded, whereas in the second one it is discarded and it never reaches the supposed recipient. Employing SPF records for your domain names will prevent any unauthorized people from making use of your email addresses for harmful purposes.

SPF Protection in Web Hosting

SPF protection can be enabled for any domain name hosted in a web hosting account on our cloud hosting platform with just a few clicks. The feature can be found in the Emails section of our outstanding Hepsia Control Panel and all it takes to enable it is to choose one of your domain names from a drop-down menu and to type in the hostnames along with the IPv4 or IPv6 addresses of the email servers which will be certified to send messages from your emails. As an additional option you may also restrict the emails to be sent from your domain only if it has our MX records, i.e. if our servers handle the e-mail addresses for it, not a third-party provider. This feature gives you the highest standard of security, but it is not applicable if only your web site is on our servers while your emails for the domain name are taken care of elsewhere. Regardless, our SPF protection service will keep your email addresses secure from being used for spam and/or scam purposes.

SPF Protection in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is included with our Linux semi-dedicated packages, provides you with an extremely easy-to-use interface to activate the SPF protection service for any domain name that you host within your new account. A few clicks in the Emails section of Hepsia are enough for that and you'll only have to enter the hostname and the IP address of the mail server which will be allowed to send out messages from your e-mails. When the emails are handled by us and not by a different provider, you can boost the protection level even further and enable an option for all the outgoing e-mails to be sent only if your domain names feature our MX records. This option provides you with better control and it will eliminate any chance of anybody forging your email addresses with the intention of spamming and / or scamming people. It's not applicable in case only your site is hosted on our hi-tech cloud web hosting platform, while your e-mails are managed by a different service provider. If you aren't sure what options to pick, our technical support crew will assist you 24/7.