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Fortinet NSE 6 - FortiMail Administrator

NSE6-FORTIMAIL-ADMINISTRATORNSE 6 FortiMail Administrator

The Fortinet NSE 6 - FortiMail Administrator certification validates your ability to deploy, configure, and manage FortiMail email security appliances in complex enterprise environments. It is designed for network and security professionals who protect organizations from email-borne threats. Earning this credential demonstrates hands-on expertise in securing email communications with Fortinet's dedicated email security solution.

283 practice questions · Updated 2026-07-30

5Domains
15Objectives
59Concepts
283Questions

NSE6-FORTIMAIL-ADMINISTRATOR Curriculum

Every domain, objective, and concept the NSE6-FORTIMAIL-ADMINISTRATOR exam measures.

  1. SMTP protocol fundamentals
  2. Email flow and message handling
  1. Operation Modes Overview
  2. Selecting and Configuring Operation Mode
  3. System Settings - Basic Network Configuration
  4. System Settings - Time and NTP
  5. System Settings - Administrator Accounts
  6. System Settings - System Access and Services
  7. Protected Domains - Definition and Purpose
  8. Protected Domains - Adding and Configuring
  9. Protected Domains - Verification and Testing
  1. HA modes
  2. Cluster configuration
  3. Failover and synchronization

  1. SMTP authentication
  2. Authentication matching

Configure secure MTA features

6 concepts · 20 questions
  1. Secure MTA configuration
  2. TLS encryption for inbound and outbound mail
  3. TLS certificate management
  4. Delivery control policies
  5. SMTP session and connection controls
  6. Authentication and relay restrictions
  1. Access Control Rules
  2. IP Policies
  3. Recipient Policies
  4. Tracking Access Control Rules
  5. Tracking IP Policies
  6. Tracking Recipient Policies

Configure session-based email filtering

6 concepts · 22 questions
  1. Session profiles
  2. Configuring session profiles
  3. Applying session profiles
  4. Connection-level filtering
  5. Configuring connection-level filters
  6. Integrating session and connection filtering
  1. Antispam profiles
  2. Antispam techniques
  3. FortiGuard antispam service
  4. FortiGuard antispam actions and overrides
  1. Antivirus scanning configuration
  2. Antivirus signature and engine updates
  3. Antivirus scan exceptions and exclusions
  4. Sandbox integration and submission
  5. Sandbox verdict handling and remediation
  6. APT mitigation policies
  1. Content profiles overview
  2. Creating and managing content profiles
  3. Content profile rules and actions
  4. Sensitive data detection
  5. Email archiving configuration
  6. Archive policies and storage

  1. TLS encryption
  2. S/MIME
  1. IBE configuration

Manage IBE users

1 concepts · 9 questions
  1. IBE user management

  1. Server mode mailbox provisioning
  2. Webmail access configuration
  3. User account management

Deploy FortiMail in transparent mode

2 concepts · 13 questions
  1. Transparent mode configuration
  2. Proxy and relay behavior
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