{"id":158,"date":"2020-08-20T11:08:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T11:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/handysends.co\/blog\/?p=158"},"modified":"2022-02-04T06:41:23","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T06:41:23","slug":"use-of-dkim-to-prevent-domain-spoofing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maltech.co\/blog\/use-of-dkim-to-prevent-domain-spoofing\/","title":{"rendered":"Use of DKIM to Prevent Domain Spoofing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the early ’80s, there wasn\u2019t any specific requirement for authentication and justification of messages while using emails and SPT (simple mail transfer protocol). Gradually emails became an extremely important part of a business, brand, an individual, and their existence as an integral part of society. Emails have become an extremely important part of any communication channel and with this importance; it has also given rise to people with malicious intentions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When enabled, Domain Keys Identified Mail (DKIM) will prevent malicious third parties from spoofing the email domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Usually, email satirizing or deceiving (in common language) occurs when a person with malicious intent shoots emails to addressees from a suspicious email address on behalf of a trusted brand or sender, and in return trying to gather sensitive personal information from the recipients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Decoding DKIM?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It is important to understand what (DKIM) refers to -Domain Keys Identified Mail (DKIM) is the most trusted technique to verify. It allows the addressee to verify that the email is indeed sent by the respective domain owner. This is conducted by using digital signatures in the email which may not be visible to the receiver, as authentication is done at the server level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DKIM came into use in 2004 after the merger of the two prevalent specifications, Domain Keys (by Yahoo) and Identified Internet (by Cisco).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading ISPs like Gmail, Yahoo, Microsoft, verify incoming emails for DKIM signatures before being received by the recipients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the way DKIM functions?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

DKIM, the most trusted email validation, and authentication method are highly responsible since it has to ensure the sender of the email is the legitimate owner of the domain from whose domain the mail is sent.
The two simple steps are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n