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e-mail spoofing Last modified: Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Forging an e-mail header to make it appear as if it came from somewhere or someone other than the actual source. The main protocol that is used when sending e-mail -- SMTP -- does not include a way to authenticate. There is an SMTP service extension (RFC 2554) that allows an SMTP client to negotiate a security level with a mail server. But if this precaution is not taken anyone with the know-how can connect to the server and use it to send spoofed messages by altering the header information. In some jurisdictions, e-mail spoofing anyone other than yourself is illegal.		Related Categories Computer Law Electronic Mail Ethics Security Related Terms e-mail header IP spoofing phishing SMTP social engineering SPF spoof
How To Protect From Spoofed/Forged Email A general overview of email spoofing and the problems that can result from it. RFC 2554: SMTP Service Extension for Authentication The full text of RFC 2554 from the IETF.