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Cisco 300-720 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Cisco |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Securing Email with Cisco Secure Email Gateway (SESA) |
| Exam Number: | 300-720 |
| Available Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Passing Score: | Approximately 750-850/1000 (Cisco does not disclose exact passing score) |
| Exam Duration: | 90 minutes |
| Exam Format: | Multiple response, Simulation, Multiple choice, Drag-and-drop |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 3 years |
| Exam Price: | USD 300 |
| Real Exam Qty: | 55-65 |
| Related Certifications: | Cisco Certified Specialist - Email Content Security CCNP Security |
| Sample Questions: | DOWNLOAD DEMO |
| Exam Way: | Pearson VUE testing centers or online proctored |
| Pre Condition: | No formal prerequisites, but CCNP Security candidates should have CCNA Security or equivalent knowledge |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/learn/training-certifications/exams/sesa.html |
Cisco 300-720 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Email Authentication and Encryption | 15% | - Implement email authentication
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| Administration | 15% | - Configure Cisco Secure Email Threat Defense - Configure mail policies
- Configure Cisco Secure Email Gateway features
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| System Quarantines and Delivery Methods | 10% | - Manage quarantines
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| Spam Control and Antispam | 15% | - Configure antispam features
- Control spam with Cisco Reputation Filtering
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| Data Loss Prevention | 15% | - Manage DLP dictionaries - Implement encryption for outbound email - Configure DLP policies
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| LDAP | 15% | - Manage LDAP queries - Configure LDAP integration
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| Message Filters | 15% | - Create and manage message filters
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Everything Candidates Ask About the Cisco Securing Email with Cisco Email Security Appliance Exam
Cisco points candidates toward these official training resources for the Cisco Securing Email with Cisco Email Security Appliance exam:
Coursework builds knowledge, but practice builds confidence — the 244 practice questions from VCE4Plus are the natural next step once the training material is behind you.
The 300-720 exam is an official Cisco certification exam built around the Cisco Securing Email with Cisco Email Security Appliance syllabus detailed above. It counts toward these credential paths: CCNP Security, Cisco Certified Specialist - Email Content Security. Passing it demonstrates verified, job-relevant skills — one reason Cisco credentials remain widely respected in 2026. VCE4Plus helps you prepare with 244 practice questions available in PDF, Desktop Test Engine, and Online Test Engine formats.
According to the official outline, the Cisco Securing Email with Cisco Email Security Appliance exam is structured around 7 content domains. The leading three are System Quarantines and Delivery Methods (10%), Email Authentication and Encryption (15%), and LDAP (15%). The complete list appears in the topics section above, and VCE4Plus's 244 practice questions span every domain in it.
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You need Approximately 750-850/1000 (Cisco does not disclose exact passing score) to pass the Cisco Securing Email with Cisco Email Security Appliance exam, and registration costs USD 300. A failed attempt means paying that fee a second time, so test yourself with the VCE4Plus engines first — the performance review shows whether you are actually ready to spend it.
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The Cisco Securing Email with Cisco Email Security Appliance exam contains 55-65 with a time limit of 90 minutes. Budgeting that time is a skill in itself — the timed mock mode in the VCE4Plus Desktop Test Engine lets you rehearse the pace until it feels routine.
No formal prerequisites, but CCNP Security candidates should have CCNA Security or equivalent knowledge Eligibility rules can be updated, so double-check them on the official Cisco exam page before you register.
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Cisco Securing Email with Cisco Email Security Appliance Sample Questions:
When the spam quarantine is configured on the Cisco Secure Email Gateway, which type of query is used to validate non administrative user access to the end-user quarantine via LDAP?
- A. spam quarantine end-user authentication
- B. spam quarantine external authorization
- C. spam quarantine alias consolidation
- D. local mailbox (IMAP/POP) authentication
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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An engineer must enable Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) in Cisco Secure Email Gateway. Messages that fail the DMARC verification must be rejected by using SMTP Code 550 with response:
#5.7.1 DMARC unauthenticated mail is prohibited.
Which action must be taken after creating the DMARC verification profile?
- A. Implement the policy with the rejected DMARC record, AsyncOS must reject the record.
- B. Apply the policy with the quarantined DMARC record, AsyncOS must quarantine the record.
- C. Configure the policy with the quarantined DMARC record, AsyncOS must reject the record.
- D. When messages temporarily fail during DMARC verification, AsyncOS should reject the record.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
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The Cisco ESA is processing many messages that are sent to invalid recipients. To reduce this excessive processing, an engineer is preparing to use LDAP for recipient verification. Which two steps are required to accomplish this task? (Choose two.)
- A. Enable LDAP authentication on a listener.
- B. Enable external LDAP authentication.
- C. Configure LDAP server profiles.
- D. Configure incoming mail policy to query LDAP server.
- E. Configure the LDAP query.
Correct Answer: C,E 🗳️
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Refer to the exhibit. How should this configuration be modified to stop delivering Zero Day malware attacks?
- A. Apply Prepend on Modify Message Subject under Malware Attachments.
- B. Configure mailbox auto-remediation.
- C. Change File Analysis Pending action from Deliver As Is to Quarantine.
- D. Change Unscannable Action from Deliver As Is to Quarantine.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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What is the default method of remotely accessing a newly deployed Cisco Secure Email Virtual Gateway when a DHCP server is not available?
- A. Manual configuration of an IP address is required through the serial port before remote access
- B. Use the IP address of 192.168.42.42 via the Management port
- C. DHCP is required for the initial IP address assignment
- D. Manual configuration of an IP address is required through the hypervisor console before remote access
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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