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220-1201 · Question #93

Which of the following is an email authentication method designed to detect email spoofing by attaching a digital signature to outgoing email?

The correct answer is B. DKIM. DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) is an email authentication method that attaches a digital signature to outgoing emails to verify the email's authenticity and detect email spoofing.

Submitted by zhang_li· Mar 30, 2026Security

Question

Which of the following is an email authentication method designed to detect email spoofing by attaching a digital signature to outgoing email?

Options

  • ASPF
  • BDKIM
  • CDNS pointer
  • DMX records

How the community answered

(32 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    88% (28)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    6% (2)

Explanation

DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) is an email authentication method that attaches a digital signature to outgoing emails to verify the email's authenticity and detect email spoofing.

Topics

#DKIM#Email authentication#Email spoofing#Digital signatures

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