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    Question

    ...................... is the creation of email messages

    with a forged sender address - something which is simple to do because the core protocols do no authentication
    A Email Spamming Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Email spoofing Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Pharming Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Phishing Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Email spoofingis the creation ofemailmessages with a forged sender address. Because the coreemailprotocols do not have any mechanism for authentication, it is common for spam and phishingemailsto use suchspoofingto mislead the recipient about the origin of the message.

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