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CompTIA CySA+ Cybersecurity Analyst · CompTIA
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I thought it was because Dmarc will validate, and checked chat gpt , which confirmed as well that is A
To me, option D looks like a red herring somehow trying to confuse us using the last phrase of the question.
DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance) is an email authentication protocol designed to give email domain owners the ability to protect their domain from unauthorized use, commonly known as email spoofing. A DMARC policy uses both SPF (Sender Policy Framework) and DKIM to validate emails. If an email fails a DMARC check, it means it did not pass SPF or DKIM validation, which is a strong indicator of a malicious or spoofed email, especially if the domain in the sender's address is being impersonated.