Email is currently a medium much favoured by scammers: spam, phishing and various other scams. DKIM, DMARC and SPF are three sender authentication techniques currently found in the toolbox of organisations seeking to combat these forms of online abuse.
Description and aims of the training course
This training course will give you:
- a detailed understanding of the functioning of the DNS and of email
- an understanding of the different types of abuse targeting email
- the knowledge base necessary to operational personnel working on securing email within your organisation
- and the ability to handle DKIM, DMARC and SPF records
Duration
2 days
Target audience
Email administration, IT security, IT support and DNS professionals.
Prerequisite: a basic understanding of the workings of the DNS and/or email
Trainer
Stéphane Bortzmeyer, Afnic DNS expert
Training location
The training course is given online via our video conferencing tool.
The link to connect will be sent to you once your registration is finalized.
Assessment
Final assessment of the training course will be in the form of a multiple-choice questionnaire.
Cost
€1,600 excl. tax per participant
For group enrolment, please contact us for a quotation.
DIRECTTE declaration number: 11788446878
Our experts can adapt to your needs and design a custom training course.
Contact us for a personalised quotation-
Day 1 – Morning: Functioning of the DNS and of email
- The various types of DNS registration
- Email: message format, envelopes and headers
- Email: the SMTP protocol
- Public-key or asymmetric cryptography
- Abuses and attacks concerned
Day 1 – Afternoon: Presentation of the SPF protocol
- The SPF protocol
- What SPF does and doesn’t protect against
- Implementing the SPF protocol:
- The steps to publication
- Mastering and documenting email architecture
- Deciding which records to publish
- Publication and its constraints
- Testing your SPF publication
- SPF maintenance
Day 2 – Morning: Presentation of the DKIM protocol
- The DKIM protocol
- What DKIM does and doesn’t protect against
- Implementing the DKIM protocol
- The steps to publication
- Mastering and documenting email architecture
- Deciding which records to publish
- Publication and its constraints
- Testing your DKIM publication
- DKIM maintenance
Day 2 – Afternoon: Presentation of the DMARC protocol
- The DMARC protocol
- What DMARC does and doesn’t protect against
- Implementing the DMARC protocol
- The steps to publication
- Mastering and documenting email architecture
- Deciding which records to publish
- Publication and its constraints
- Testing your DMARC publication
- DMARC maintenance
Upcoming training sessions
If anyone participating in the training course has a disability, please contact us on +33 (0)1 39 30 83 59 so we can make suitable arrangements.
Contact usLast updated on 6th March 2023