Data Communication and Networking – Security in the Internet: IPSec, SSL/TLS, PGP, VPN and Firewalls MCQs
In this section of Data Communication and Networking – Security in the Internet: IPSec, SSL/TLS, PGP, VPN, and Firewalls MCQ (Multiple Choice) Based Questions and Answers.it cover the below lists of topics.All the Multiple Choice Questions and Answers (MCQs) have been compiled from the book of Data Communication and Networking by The well known author behrouz forouzan.
This Section covers below lists of topics.
- Security in the Internet MCQs.
- IPSec, SSL/TLS, PGP, VPN, and Firewalls MCQ.
1.
______ is the protocol designed to create security associations, both inbound and outbound.
- SA
- CA
- KDC
- IKE
2. IKE creates SAs for _____
- SSL
- PGP
- IPSec
- VP
3. IKE is a complex protocol based on ______ other protocols
- two
- three
- four
- five
4. IKE uses _______
- Oakley
- SKEME
- ISAKMP
- all of the above
5. A _______network is used inside an organization.
- private
- public
- semi-private
- semi-public
6. An ________ is a private network that uses the Internet model
- intranet
- internet
- extranet
- none of the above
7. An _________ is a network that allows authorized access from outside users
- intranet
- internet
- extranet
- none of the above
8. The Internet authorities have reserved addresses for _______
- intranets
- internets
- extranets
- none of the above
9. A ______ provides privacy for LANs that must communicate through the global Internet.
- VPP
- VNP
- VNN
- VPN
10. A _______ layer security protocol provides end-to-end security services for applications.
- data link
- network
- transport
- none of the above
11. ______ is actually an IETF version of _____
- TLS; TSS
- SSL; TLS
- TLS; SSL
- SSL; SLT
12. ______ provide security at the transport layer.
- SSL
- TLS
- either (a) or (b)
- both (a) and (b)
13. _____ is designed to provide security and compression services to data generated from the application layer.
- SSL
- TLS
- either (a) or (b)
- both (a) and (b)
14. Typically, ______ can receive application data from any application layer protocol, but the protocol is normally HTTP
- SSL
- TLS
- either (a) or (b)
- both (a) and (b)
15. SSL provides _________
- message integrity
- confidentiality
- compression
- all of the above
16. The combination of key exchange, hash, and encryption algorithms defines a ________ for each SSL session
- list of protocols
- cipher suite
- list of keys
- none of the above
17. In _______, the cryptographic algorithms and secrets are sent with the message.
- IPSec
- SSL
- TLS
- PGP
18. One security protocol for the e-mail system is _________
- IPSec
- SSL
- PGP
- none of the above
19. ______ was invented by Phil Zimmerman
- IPSec
- SSL
- PGP
- none of the above
20. ____ provides privacy, integrity, and authentication in e-mail
- IPSec
- SSL
- PGP
- none of the above
21. _________ is a collection of protocols designed by the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) to provide security for a packet at the network level.
- IPSec
- SSL
- PGP
- none of the above
22. _________ operates in the transport mode or the tunnel mode.
- IPSec
- SSL
- PGP
- none of the above
23. In the ______ mode, IPSec protects information delivered from the transport layer to the network layer.
- transport
- tunnel
- either (a) or (b)
- neither (a) nor (b)
24. IPSec in the ______ mode does not protect the IP header.
- transport
- tunnel
- either (a) or (b)
- neither (a) nor (b)
25. The _______ mode is normally used when we need host-to-host (end-to-end) protection of data
- transport
- tunnel
- either (a) or (b)
- neither (a) nor (b)
26. In the _______ mode, IPSec protects the whole IP packet, including the original IP header.
- transport
- tunnel
- either (a) or (b)
- neither (a) nor (b)
27. IPSec defines two protocols: _______ and ________
- AH; SSL
- PGP; ESP
- AH; ESP
- none of the above
28. ______ provides authentication at the IP level.
- AH
- ESP
- PGP
- SSL
29. ______ provides either authentication or encryption, or both, for packets at the IP level.
- AH
- ESP
- PGP
- SSL
30. IPSec uses a set of SAs called the ________
- SAD
- SAB
- SADB
- none of the above