SPF, which is an abbreviation for Sender Policy Framework, is a certification system that aims at preventing the so-called email faking. Essentially, it indicates sending some message from one email address and making it look like it’s sent from another one with the purpose to scam in some manner the individual opening it. If the SPF protection is active for a domain name, a record that includes all mail servers authorized to send messages with addresses part of the domain is made. The record is placed on all of the DNS servers that direct the Internet traffic all over the world, so they all will identify whether an email message comes from a valid server or not. The verification is done at the first server where the email goes through and in the first case the e-mail message is forwarded, but in the second one it's removed and it never gets to the supposed recipient. Applying SPF records for your domain names will prevent any unauthorized people from making use of your emails for malicious purposes.

SPF Protection in Cloud Website Hosting

You're able to activate the SPF protection option for your domains with only a couple of clicks in the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included in all our cloud website hosting plans. This is performed via the section with the same name and you are able to enable the protection for each domain on our outstanding cloud platform. Using a very simple interface, all you will have to type in is the hostname of the mail server that will be authorized to send messages from your e-mail addresses and its IPv4 or IPv6 address. Of course, you can add several servers too, if needed. When your emails are managed on our end, you can also employ a more secure option by setting a restriction that email messages can be sent only when your domain names feature our MX records. This solution can't be applied if your web site is hosted here, and your emails are with some third-party provider. In either case, the SPF protection solution can considerably increase your online protection and prevent others from counterfeiting your e-mail addresses.