DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) describes a method to verify the authenticity of an email sender system. In other words: was the email from person_X@companydomain.tld actually sent from companydomain.tld? <\/p>\n
For this to work, the email is signed by the sender’s email system (asymmetric encryption private\/public). The recipient can then verify the authenticity of the sender’s email system using a public key. The public key is published as a TXT extension in the domain’s DNS record. <\/p>\n
This rather simple verification increases trust, especially with known communication participants, as it can quickly expose a crude sender forgery (From: field); however, it should always be ensured that the email (including the sender domain) appears known\/trustworthy. This is because even malicious emails can be certified with DKIM (if the domain is managed by fraudsters). Although the DKIM check indicates a correct DKIM signature, it is to be expected that eBay does not send its emails from a domain named “phishing.anonymous-domain.com”..<\/p>\n
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