NSE 6

FortiMail Administrator

Part of NSE 6: Cloud Security

Targets: FortiMail 7.4
Format: 30–40 questions
Time limit: 65 minutes
Pass mark: Pass or fail. A score report is available from your Pearson VUE account.
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Blueprint source: Fortinet NSE Certification Program, effective 15 July 2026 ↗

Time allowed: 65 minutes. Language: English, Japanese. Product version: FortiMail 7.4.

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Initial deployment and basic configuration

1.01 Describe the fundamentals of SMTP and email flow
On this site: FortiMail Deployment: SMTP Fundamentals, Operation Modes, and Protected Domains
1.02 Complete the basic setup of FortiMail operation mode, system settings, and protected domains
On this site: FortiMail Deployment: SMTP Fundamentals, Operation Modes, and Protected Domains
1.03 Deploy FortiMail high-availability clusters
On this site: FortiGate FGCP High Availability: Active-Passive, Active-Active, and Failover
Tools: fortigate-ha-failover-simulator

Email flow and authentication

2.01 Enable and match authentication on FortiMail
On this site: FortiGate Firewall Authentication and FSSO: Identity in a Policy
2.02 Configure secure MTA features
On this site: FortiMail Deployment: SMTP Fundamentals, Operation Modes, and Protected Domains
2.03 Configure and track access control rules, IP policies, and recipient policies
On this site: FortiMail Policies and Antispam: Access Control, IP Policies, and Session Filtering

Email security

3.01 Configure session-based email filtering
On this site: FortiMail Policies and Antispam: Access Control, IP Policies, and Session Filtering
3.02 Configure and manage spam filtering techniques
On this site: FortiMail Policies and Antispam: Access Control, IP Policies, and Session Filtering
3.03 Configure malware detection and advanced persistent threat mitigation
On this site: FortiMail Content Security, Archiving, and Encryption Including IBE
3.04 Configure content-based email filtering and archiving
On this site: FortiMail Content Security, Archiving, and Encryption Including IBE

Encryption

4.01 Configure traditional SMTP encryption methods
On this site: FortiMail Content Security, Archiving, and Encryption Including IBE
4.02 Configure identity-based encryption (IBE)
On this site: FortiMail Content Security, Archiving, and Encryption Including IBE
4.03 Manage IBE users
On this site: FortiMail Content Security, Archiving, and Encryption Including IBE

Server mode and transparent mode

5.01 Configure and manage server mode features
On this site: FortiMail Deployment: SMTP Fundamentals, Operation Modes, and Protected Domains
5.02 Deploy FortiMail in transparent mode
On this site: FortiGate Initial Configuration: Factory State, Access, and Operation Modes

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