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 DKIM, also known as DomainKeys Identified Mail, is a form of email authentication that digitally signs emails to prove that they were sent from authorized domains and aren't fake emails. Companies like Google and Yahoo use DKIM to sign their emails and it is becoming ever more popular.  DKIM, also known as DomainKeys Identified Mail, is a form of email authentication that digitally signs emails to prove that they were sent from authorized domains and aren't fake emails. Companies like Google and Yahoo use DKIM to sign their emails and it is becoming ever more popular. 
  
-To be able to do this yourself, you need to have access to the DNS server for your domainThis might be your own DNS server, or one provided by your domain registry+VPOP3 v6.15 and later support DKIM encryption
  
-you find the domain you mean to assign DKIM to and select it. On the right sideright click and select **New TXT-record**+To be able to do this yourself, you need to have access to the DNS server for your domain. This might be your own DNS serveror one provided by your domain registry
  
 Now you need to generate a public key to put into a TXT record for your domain. To do this, search for a DKIM key generator, like [[http://dkimcore.org]], and enter the domain you want to put DKIM onto. This will generate a public key and a private key, and also a selector. The selector will look something like **<number>.<domain name>**. Now you need to generate a public key to put into a TXT record for your domain. To do this, search for a DKIM key generator, like [[http://dkimcore.org]], and enter the domain you want to put DKIM onto. This will generate a public key and a private key, and also a selector. The selector will look something like **<number>.<domain name>**.
how_to/signing_outgoing_mail_with_dkim.txt · Last modified: 2020/07/22 11:32 by paul