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Fortinet FCESP Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Fortinet |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Fortinet Certified Email Security Professional |
| Exam Number: | FCESP |
| Exam Duration: | 60 minutes |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 2 years |
| Exam Format: | Scenario-based Questions, Multiple Choice |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Passing Score: | Not publicly disclosed |
| Exam Price: | USD 200 (varies by region) |
| Real Exam Qty: | Not publicly disclosed (typically 30–50) |
| Related Certifications: | Fortinet Certified Fundamentals (FCF) Fortinet Certified Solution Specialist (FCSS) Fortinet Certified Associate (FCA) |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored exam via Fortinet Training Institute or authorized testing platforms |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended understanding of email systems, cybersecurity fundamentals, and Fortinet Security Fabric concepts |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.fortinet.com/training-certification |
Fortinet FCESP Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
|---|---|
| Fortinet Email Security Solutions | - Email filtering and inspection techniques - Integration with Fortinet Security Fabric - FortiMail architecture and deployment modes |
| Threat Prevention and Content Security | - Attachment and URL filtering - Anti-spam, anti-phishing, and anti-malware policies - Data loss prevention (DLP) for email |
| Policy Configuration and Administration | - User and domain configuration - Authentication and encryption (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) - Email security policy creation and management |
| Email Security Fundamentals | - Email protocols and mail flow architecture - Common email-based threats (phishing, spoofing, malware) - Email security concepts and protection layers |
| Monitoring, Logging, and Troubleshooting | - Incident investigation and response - System troubleshooting and optimization - Log analysis and reporting |
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Recommended understanding of email systems, cybersecurity fundamentals, and Fortinet Security Fabric concepts Eligibility details like these are worth double-checking before you register — vendors revise them periodically, and the official exam page (official FCESP exam page) always has the current version.
The official Fortinet Certified Email Security Professional outline has 5 domains — the biggest include Threat Prevention and Content Security, Monitoring, Logging, and Troubleshooting, Fortinet Email Security Solutions. Those weightings are your study compass: the largest domains hide the most points. See the full outline above for every subtopic.
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The Fortinet Certified Email Security Professional is Fortinet's official exam for the Fortinet Certification certification, a Professional-level credential. Candidates take it to validate real skill — and employers read it exactly that way. It also connects to related credentials such as Fortinet Certified Fundamentals (FCF), Fortinet Certified Associate (FCA), Fortinet Certified Solution Specialist (FCSS).
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Fortinet Certified Email Security Professional Sample Questions:
A FortiMail administrator must enforce the following company policy:
1.All emails containing executable attachments must be detected.
2.This detection must be file name independent. For example, if a user renames an executable from .exe to .txt, the file should still be detected.
Which FortiMail inspection technique should the administrator apply?
- A. Antispam profile > Banned Word entry to block all executable files
- B. Content profile > Content Monitor entry to block all executable files
- C. Content profile > Attachment filtering rule to block all executable extensions
- D. Content profile > File Type filtering rule to block all executable files
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
An email user reports that his mail client is unable to display correctly all emails received from a corporate remote office.
The data portion is being replaced by an attachment *.p7m .
Which of the following factors are likely contributing to this issue?
- A. SMTPS has been implemented between remote and central office MTAs.
- B. The receiver MTA does not have the corresponding private key to decrypt the message.
- C. The receiver MTA does not have the corresponding public key to decrypt the message.
- D. SMIME has been implemented between remote and central office MTAs.
Correct Answer: B,D 🗳️
What is the meaning of "Type External" in the Certificate Binding Profile shown in the exhibit?
- A. Emails generated from the FortiMail unit for domain training1.lab will be encrypted with the public key of the remote MT
- B. Emails received by the FortiMail unit for domain training1.lab will be decrypted.
- C. Emails received from the domain training1.lab will be decrypted by the FortiMail unit.
- D. The training1.lab domain is stored on an external MTA.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
Which of the following statements regarding SMTPs and SMTP over TLS are true?
- A. In an SMTPS session, the identities of both sender and receiver are encrypted.
- B. SMTPS connections are initiated on port 465.
- C. SMTP over TLS connections are entirely encrypted and initiated on port 465.
- D. The command STARTTLS is used to initiate SMTP over TLS.
- E. In an SMTP over TLS session, the identities of both sender and receiver are encrypted.
Correct Answer: A,B,D 🗳️
Which of the following statements regarding User Quarantine Access is true?
- A. An authentication profile is only needed when the FortiMail is protecting multiple domains.
- B. User Quarantine access can be enabled in IP-based policies only.
- C. User Quarantine access can be enabled in Recipient-based policies only.
- D. Email users can access their quarantine emails through an IMAP client.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
