MyShield

Spec sheet

What it does

MyShield creates email aliases that forward messages to the account holder’s real inbox while hiding that address from senders.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Support

Technical support is provided through the contact page or the support email listed in the technical documentation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Account creation

Registration supports email or Google sign-in and does not require a phone number or credit card.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Account deletion retention

Account records are purged within 14 days after deletion, while SMTP connection logs are retained for 14 days for abuse investigations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Address protection

Websites, applications and marketers receive the alias instead of the user’s actual email address.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Alias controls

Users can delete an alias to stop future mail, and paid plans include pause and resume controls.Read 8 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Alias deletion retention

Deleted aliases remain reserved for 30 days before the address can become available again.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Alias format

Aliases use a 6–30 character lowercase local part with letters, digits, dots, hyphens or underscores at myshield.world.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

API and extensibility

The documentation exposes implementation endpoints such as email-forward, alias-lookup and PayFast webhook routes, but does not present a public SDK or customer API program.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Authentication security

Password accounts use bcrypt, Google accounts use OAuth 2.0, reset tokens are hashed and sessions use short-lived JWT cookies.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Cancellation

Users can cancel at any time, but the documentation says partial-month refunds are not issued.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Copyright year

The site footer carries a 2025 MyShield copyright notice.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Custom domains

Pro and Business customers can create aliases on a verified domain they control.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Custom-domain routing limit

Custom-domain aliases all forward to the account email and cannot be routed to separate inboxes per alias.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Custom-domain verification limitation

The maker says its current verification check confirms the ownership TXT token but does not itself validate complete mail deliverability.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Documentation depth

The technical documentation covers architecture, DNS, SMTP paths, headers, filtering, security, lifecycle, billing, retention, limits and support, and was updated 6 May 2026.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Downgrade limitation

When a downgrade leaves more aliases than the new plan allows, excess aliases are paused for 48 hours and then deleted unless the account is upgraded.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Email providers

The maker says aliases can forward to Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, Apple Mail, ProtonMail, Fastmail, and other email providers.Read 8 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Encryption

The maker states that destination email addresses are encrypted at rest with AES-256 and inbound and outbound SMTP connections require TLS 1.2 or higher.Read 8 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Filtering

Documented filtering checks IP reputation, SPF/DKIM/DMARC signals, content heuristics and malware signatures in attachments.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Forwarding

MyShield forwards messages in its live delivery path without deliberate batching; arrival time depends partly on upstream and destination mail systems.Read 8 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Free-plan reply limitation

The technical documentation warns that replying directly from a forwarded Free-plan message can expose the user’s real address.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Inbox compatibility

The service says it works with Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, Apple Mail, ProtonMail, Fastmail, iCloud and other providers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Independent forwarding reference

An external product page says forwarding for its own alias feature is handled through myshield.world.Read 15 Oct 2026 · productscraper.online

Independent setup reference

That external page describes myshield.world aliases as live immediately without setup or DNS changes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · productscraper.online

Instant forwarding

The maker says messages normally reach the destination inbox in under five seconds without batching.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Labels

Aliases can be tagged with user-defined labels such as Shopping, Finance or Work.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Licence

The reviewed maker pages do not identify an open-source licence or publish source code.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Limits

The documentation lists limits of 200 messages per alias per hour, 30 per alias per minute, and 2,000 per account per day.Read 8 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Maker location

The website describes MyShield as built in South Africa.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Message content retention

The maker says message bodies and attachments are processed in memory and not stored, while routing metadata is retained.Read 8 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Message storage

The service says message bodies, subjects, attachments and most headers are processed in memory rather than stored.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Pause and resume

Paid accounts can temporarily stop forwarding while keeping the alias reserved.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Payment and cancellation

Paid subscriptions are monthly through PayFast; the maker says users can cancel at any time and receive no refund for partial months.Read 8 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Payment processor

Subscriptions use PayFast hosted checkout, with card details entered on PayFast rather than stored by MyShield.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Per-alias routing limit

Custom-domain aliases forward to the email address on the MyShield account and are not independently routed to different inboxes.Read 8 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Product date

The custom-domain feature article is dated 1 May 2026 and identifies the author as the MyShield Team.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Rate limits

The documented limits are 200 messages per alias per hour, 30 per minute bursts and 2,000 messages per account per day.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Reply from alias

Pro and Business accounts use stable reverse-alias reply routes so replies can be sent from the alias without revealing the real address.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Security controls

The web application enforces HTTPS with HSTS, uses Secure and HttpOnly session cookies, and applies a Content-Security-Policy header.Read 8 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Spam control

Deleting an alias permanently disables it so future messages to that address bounce.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Spam filtering

The documented filtering checks IP reputation, SPF/DKIM/DMARC, and content heuristics, and scans attachments for known malware signatures.Read 8 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Spam-control limitation

There is no documented per-alias spam configuration beyond pausing or deleting the alias.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Stored-address encryption

Destination addresses are encrypted at rest with AES-256 and the key is kept separately from the alias database.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Transport security

Inbound and outbound SMTP connections require TLS 1.2 or newer, although delivery can fall back to plaintext for legacy destinations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Web security

The application states that it enforces HTTPS with HSTS, Secure and HttpOnly cookies, and a strict Content-Security-Policy.Read 15 Oct 2026 · myshield.world

Plans and prices

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