Modern Internet standards with DNSSEC DMARC DKIM and SPF
The various protocols and the way the Internet works technically will not change in 1 2 3, but improvements and new standards may be released all the time. These new standards and protocols not only make your domain name more secure, but also make it appear more reliable, for example, in an email message. Let's take a look at what measures are available and how to set them up and configure them at MijnHostingPartner.nl.
As always, downtime is not a good thing for almost any technology, the longer the lifespan, the more problems crop up, there are more efficient and faster ways to work. And they can often be done more safely. Until a few years ago, and even today, email is often sent unsecured and can be read using tools like WireShark and similar programs. With the latest standards in email and domain security, it has become much more difficult to abuse this. Read on to learn how to protect your domain and email using DNS records and configuration.
Email security tools
Email is one of the most widely used communication tools in the world, and has been for a long time. With email, you can work through your own domain name without third parties like Google and Microsoft always having access to it. Many free email services use you as a product and study your interests and purchases to better advertise. With your own domain name and email, you have full control over your data, which is hosted in Dutch data centers. Now the security of any email address is important, even on Dutch servers. You do this by using the following DNS records to add some extra handshakes, and thus security, to your email account.
DKIM, DMARC and SPF all work together to sign and validate your email domain. Spoofing of your email domain is prevented by validation at the DNS level. As soon as a send or receive attempt is made from an unknown source, it is stopped. The DMARC certificate checks with the recipients to see if some things match as well. It also prevents a lot of SPAM. Domains where this is not the case are often included in the SPAM by the recipients.
Also, of course, it is still important to use a strong password. For a good password, you can use our default password generator when you create an email account. You can also use two-factor authentication for webmail, which will then provide a more secure password in your local email applications. Read our article on how to set this up.
Domain name security with DNSSEC
All .nl domain names at MijnHostingPartner.nl are automatically secured with DNSSEC. This is an additional security that ensures that your domain name is really your domain name for visitors. If this is not active, it can still be spoofed, and the visitor will think they are on your website, but will actually see a fake website. DNSSEC is designed to ensure that your DNS records belong to you and can only be managed in a specific way that only you have access to. With other name servers, this is outside the direct control of MijnHostingPartner.nl and we always recommend configuring this yourself with the other party.
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