350-701 Content Security Practice Question
A company is implementing DMARC for its domain. The administrator wants to instruct receivers to reject emails that fail SPF or DKIM checks. Which DMARC policy should the administrator set?
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Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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p=reject
DMARC policy options are: none (monitor), quarantine (send to spam), or reject (block). To reject failing messages, the administrator sets p=reject in the DMARC DNS record.
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Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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p=quarantine
Why it's wrong here
p=quarantine sends failing emails to spam folder, not reject.
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p=none
Why it's wrong here
p=none indicates no action, only monitoring.
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p=reject
Why this is correct
p=reject instructs receivers to reject emails that fail authentication.
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p=deny
Why it's wrong here
p=deny is not a valid DMARC policy value.
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