Difference between revisions of "I want to find out about existing options for authenticating email"
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| − | |Scenario Task Parent=I want to be certain of the recipient's | + | |Scenario Task Parent=I want to be certain of the recipient's identity (and vice versa) |
|Scenario Task Type=Impersonation | |Scenario Task Type=Impersonation | ||
| − | |Scenario Task Description=Several systems have been developed in recent years to help | + | |Scenario Task Description=Several systems have been developed in recent years to help email providers [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_authentication authenticate] the sender of an email message. Most providers currently use an email authentication system to filter spam. If you are a Gmail user, you can understand how this works by reading Gmail's [https://support.google.com/mail/answer/180707?hl=en email authentication] guide. |
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| + | In general, you must rely on your email provider to perform sender authentication, but if you want to be sure and inspect some of the messages you receive manually, you will need to [https://www.arclab.com/en/kb/email/how-to-read-and-analyze-the-email-header-fields-spf-dkim.html learn how to read message headers] (sometimes called "message source") and authenticate them yourself with these online tools: | ||
* [http://dkimcore.org/tools/dkimrecordcheck.html DKIM authentication ] | * [http://dkimcore.org/tools/dkimrecordcheck.html DKIM authentication ] | ||
* [http://mxtoolbox.com/spf.aspx SPF record lookup] | * [http://mxtoolbox.com/spf.aspx SPF record lookup] | ||
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| + | If you would like to check that your email provider offers email authentication (for emails that you send to others), you can try the [http://dkimvalidator.com/ DKIM Validator] website. Simply send an email to the address on that page and then click to view the results. | ||
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| + | These systems either confirm the domain name (e.g. @equalit.ie) that the message was sent from or check the sender's [https://learn.equalit.ie/wiki/How_does_the_Internet_actually_work%3F#Internet_Protocol_.28IP.29_Address IP address] against a list of known malicious addresses. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:07, 19 November 2015
Solution- Impersonation
Several systems have been developed in recent years to help email providers authenticate the sender of an email message. Most providers currently use an email authentication system to filter spam. If you are a Gmail user, you can understand how this works by reading Gmail's email authentication guide.
In general, you must rely on your email provider to perform sender authentication, but if you want to be sure and inspect some of the messages you receive manually, you will need to learn how to read message headers (sometimes called "message source") and authenticate them yourself with these online tools:
If you would like to check that your email provider offers email authentication (for emails that you send to others), you can try the DKIM Validator website. Simply send an email to the address on that page and then click to view the results.
These systems either confirm the domain name (e.g. @equalit.ie) that the message was sent from or check the sender's IP address against a list of known malicious addresses.
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| Fa/میخواهم دربارهٔ گزینههای موجود برای تأیید صحت رایانامه اطلاعاتی داشته باشم | I want to find out about existing options for authenticating email | fa | 21 March 2016 15:44:12 |
| Ru/Я хочу узнать какие существуют способы идентификации отправителей электронных писем | I want to find out about existing options for authenticating email | ru | 22 March 2016 13:36:40 |
