(ISC)2 Certified in Cybersecurity Practice Exam

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What is port 25 used for?

SMTP
HTTP
HTTPS
DNS

The correct answer is: SMTP

Port 25 is primarily used for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), which is the standard protocol for sending emails across the Internet. SMTP is responsible for the transmission of email messages from the sender's server to the recipient's server, facilitating the movement of electronic mail. The use of port 25 for SMTP enables mail servers to communicate and relay messages effectively. When an email is sent, it typically arrives at the sender's mail server, which then uses SMTP to forward that email to the recipient's mail server. This necessitates the use of port 25 for establishing the appropriate communication channels between the servers. The other options pertain to different protocols: HTTP, which operates over port 80, is used for web traffic; HTTPS, the secure version of HTTP, typically uses port 443 to facilitate secure communications; and DNS, which uses port 53, is essential for resolving domain names into IP addresses. Each of these protocols is important in its own context but does not relate to the function of port 25.