Multiple choice

What is the creation of email messages with a forged sender address called?

  1. Password cracking

  2. Spamming

  3. Phishing

  4. Email spoofing

  5. Keystroke logging

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Email spoofing is the creation of email messages with a forged sender address - something which is simple to do because the core protocols do no authentication.