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A security administrator wants to set up various alerts on critical systems to be sent to the administrator's email and cell phone. Which of the following options would need to be configured to ensure

The correct answer is B. SMTP. To ensure the delivery of alerts to an administrator's email and cell phone, the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) must be configured on the critical systems or an intermediary service.

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Question

A security administrator wants to set up various alerts on critical systems to be sent to the administrator's email and cell phone. Which of the following options would need to be configured to ensure the delivery of those alerts?

Options

  • ATFTP
  • BSMTP
  • CSNMPv1
  • Dtelnet

How the community answered

(30 responses)
  • B
    90% (27)
  • C
    7% (2)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

To ensure the delivery of alerts to an administrator's email and cell phone, the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) must be configured on the critical systems or an intermediary service.

ATFTP

TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) is used for transferring small files, typically for network boot or configuration, not for sending email alerts.

BSMTPCorrect

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is the standard protocol used for sending email messages between email servers and from email clients to email servers. Configuring SMTP on critical systems or an alerting service enables the automatic dispatch of alerts to an administrator's email address, which can then be received on their cell phone directly or via an SMS gateway.

CSNMPv1
Dtelnet

Concept tested: Network protocols for alerts and messaging

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/architecture/mail-flow/mail-flow?view=exchserver-2019

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#alerts#email notifications#SMTP

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