Remember SMTP AUTH
Full name: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Authentication
Memory aid: SMTP asks who is Authorized to submit mail.
Authentication should use an appropriately protected connection and supported mechanisms.
Study area: Protocols & logical ports · Batch 6
Relevant study for: CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201 · CompTIA Network+ N10-009 · CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · Cisco CCNA 200-301 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline
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SMTP AUTH — Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Authentication
Adds an authentication extension to SMTP.
Why learn SMTP AUTH — Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Authentication?
Adds an authentication extension to SMTP.
Where it came from
Authentication should use an appropriately protected connection and supported mechanisms.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): SMTP asks who is Authorized to submit mail.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand SMTP AUTH: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Authentication.
- Recall this memory aid: SMTP asks who is Authorized to submit mail.
- Explain the practical use: Adds an authentication extension to SMTP.
- Explain this distinction: Authentication should use an appropriately protected connection and supported mechanisms.
- Identify SMTP AUTH in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- IETF RFC 4954 (www.rfc-editor.org)