Email header analysis
Email header analysis is the process of analyzing every aspect of the email header to identify the email sender, sender IP, passed hops, email subject, email recipient, email timestamps, and email authentication results. Additionally, to be able to identify the presence of email spoofing.
In this section, we will analyze the email header of a legit email message sent from [email protected] to [email protected] to investigate the email header and collect possible digital evidence. You can implement several methods to acquire the email message header, depending on the email application you use. For example, if you use the Microsoft Outlook app, you need to click File. Then, from Info, you must select Properties. Alternatively, if you’re using the Gmail web application, you must click More and then choose Show original. Additionally, it may be possible to obtain the header from your email secure gateway appliance, if available.
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