Multiple choice

Which of these refers to the forging of an e-mail header to make it appear, as if it came from someone other than the actual source?

  1. Chain e-mail

  2. Email encryption

  3. Email authentication

  4. Email Spoofing

  5. Hushmail
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D Correct answer
Explanation

E-mail spoofing refers to forging an e-mail header to make it appear, as if it came from somewhere or someone other than the actual source. Email spoofing is the creation of email messages with a forged sender address - something, which is simple to do because the core protocols do not authenticate.

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