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200-201 · Question #560
Refer to the exhibit. What is occurring?
The correct answer is C. Mail communication is not encrypted. The SMTP session is shown in clear text with readable commands (EHLO, AUTH, MAIL FROM, RCPT TO, DATA) and message content, indicating the email traffic is not protected by encryption (no TLS/SSL in use).
Submitted by yaw92· Mar 6, 2026Network Intrusion Analysis
Question
Refer to the exhibit. What is occurring?
Exhibit
Options
- AThe mail client is communicating on port 465.
- BThe Seq and Ack numbers are altered.
- CMail communication is not encrypted.
- DThe SMTP relay service is running.
How the community answered
(69 responses)- A3% (2)
- B7% (5)
- C88% (61)
- D1% (1)
Explanation
The SMTP session is shown in clear text with readable commands (EHLO, AUTH, MAIL FROM, RCPT TO, DATA) and message content, indicating the email traffic is not protected by encryption (no TLS/SSL in use).
Topics
#network protocols#SMTP#encryption#packet analysis
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