Associate Cloud Workspace Administrator · Free Practice Question Medium
Question 7
Your organization has a requirement to use a third-party anti-phishing tool alongside Google's built-in anti-phishing features. The third-party tool requires that all incoming emails be first routed through their servers for analysis. How should you configure Gmail to meet this requirement?
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A
Configure the third-party server as an Inbound Gateway in Gmail settings.
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B
Configure the third-party server as an SMTP relay service in Gmail settings.
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C
Use Google Workspace APIs to route incoming emails to the third-party server.
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D
Disable Gmail's built-in anti-phishing features and use a DNS MX record to route emails to the third-party server.
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Correct answer: A
A. Configuring the third-party server as an Inbound Gateway in Gmail settings allows all incoming emails to be first routed through their servers for analysis. This ensures that the third-party anti-phishing tool can scan and analyze the emails before they are delivered to the recipients, meeting the organization's requirement.
B. Configuring the third-party server as an SMTP relay service in Gmail settings is not the correct method to ensure that all incoming emails are first routed through their servers for analysis. Using an SMTP relay service may help with email delivery, but it does not guarantee that the emails are scanned by the third-party anti-phishing tool before reaching the recipients.
C. Using Google Workspace APIs to route incoming emails to the third-party server may not be the most direct or efficient way to configure Gmail to meet the organization's requirement. Configuring the third-party server as an Inbound Gateway in Gmail settings is a more straightforward approach for routing all incoming emails through their servers for analysis.
D. Disabling Gmail's built-in anti-phishing features and using a DNS MX record to route emails to the third-party server does not ensure that all incoming emails are first routed through their servers for analysis. This method may bypass the third-party tool's scanning process and not meet the organization's requirement.
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