Email and Web Use Cases

Question 1

Protocol used to transfer email between clients and servers

Answer 1

SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

Question 2

What port does SMTP use

Answer 2

TCP port 25
SMTP w/SSL - Port 465
SMTP w/TLS - Port 587

Question 3

Protocol used to transfer emails from servers down to clients

Answer 3

POP3 and Secure POP - Post Office Protocol

Question 4

What ports are used with POP3 and Secure Pop

Answer 4

TCP port 110
SSL/TLS - TCP port 995
(Recommended) STARTTLS - TCP Port 110

Question 5

Protocol used to store email on an email server. Allows emails to be organized by folders.

Answer 5

IMAP4 and Secure IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol

Question 6

What port are used with IMAP4 and Secure IMAP

Answer 6

TCP port 143
SSL/TLS - TCP port 993
(Recommended) STARTTLS - TCP Port 143

Question 7

Protocol used to transmit web traffic on the internet and in intranets

Answer 7

HTTP - Hypertext Transfer Protocol

Question 8

The language used to display web pages of HTTP

Answer 8

HTML - Hypertext Markup Language

Question 9

What port is used for HTTP

Answer 9

TCP port 80

Question 10

Protocol used for encrypting web traffic

Answer 10

HTTPS - Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure

Question 11

What port is used for HTTPS

Answer 11

TCP port 443