Module 04. Mail Security Flashcards

1
Q

What is DNS

A

Domain Name Service

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2
Q

What are DNS Records?

A

Record associating domain names with IP address

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3
Q

Where is DNS info stored?

A

Domain Name Registrar

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4
Q

Are domains owned?

A

Not owned but reserved.

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5
Q

DNS Queries

A

Request for info from a client to a server.

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6
Q

DNS Records listed here

A

MX, NS, A, Cname, TXT

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7
Q

MX record

A

Mail Exchange Record

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8
Q

NS record

A

Name Server Record

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9
Q

A record

A

Address Record

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10
Q

Cname record

A

Canonical Name Record (Alias)

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11
Q

TXT record

A

Text Record

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12
Q

Mail Protocol

A

SMTP(25), POP3(110), IMAP(143)

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13
Q

SMTP

A

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (port 25)

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14
Q

POP3

A

Post Office Protocol (port 110)

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15
Q

IMAP

A

Internet Message Access Protocol

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16
Q

Email Spoofing

A

Forging email

17
Q

DNS Spoofing

A

Fake DNS records to redirect traffic

18
Q

DKIM

A

DomainKeys Identified Mail
Email Validation Technique,
server level
digital signatures

19
Q

DNS Mail Protection

A

DKIM, SPF, DMARC

20
Q

SPF

A

Sender Policy Framework
Email Authentication Protocol
SPF records store info on which IP can send emails from domain
Does not work when forwarding emails

21
Q

DMARC

A

Domain-based, Message, Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance
Check, Monitor, Quarantine, Reject, Report

22
Q

Mail Header

A

email metadata

precedes message body

23
Q

Mail Relay

A

Server that routes emails to their correct destination.
Provides a way to guarantee message authenticity
Protect IP
Scan File Attachments
Spam phishing, spoofing protection

24
Q

MTA

A

Mail Transfer Agent

25
Q

MUA

A

Mail User Account

26
Q

MDA

A

Mail Delivery Agent

27
Q

Sandbox

A

Place to test email attachments

28
Q

File Extension Block List

A

blocks extension types

29
Q

Mail Antivirus

A

Scans incoming message before reaching users

30
Q

CDR

A

Content, Disarm, and Reconstruction

Sanitize attached files