Which one of the following is a cryptographic protocol used to secure HTTP connection?

Networking - Quiz(MCQ)

Resource Reservation Protocol(RRP)

Transport Layer Security (TLS)

Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN)

Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP)

Correct Answer : Option (B) : Transport Layer Security (TLS)

Explanation : TLS has strong message authentication and key-material generation to prevent eavesdropping, tampering and message forgery. It has been used since the year 1996.

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Q .

EIGRP uses the ____________ algorithm for finding shortest path.

DUAL

SPF

Linkstat

Djikstra’s

Correct Answer : Option (A) : DUAL

Explanation : EIGRP uses the DUAL algorithm for finding shortest path. DUAL stands for diffusing update algorithm and it is used to prevent routing loops by recalculating routes globally.

Q .

Administrative distance for external EIGRP route is _______

100

170

135

190

Correct Answer : Option (B) : 170

Explanation : Routers use the metric of administrative distance to select the best path when there are different routes to the same destination from two different routing protocols as it is a measure of reliability of routing protocols. Administrative distance for external EIGRP is 170.