Securing traffic Flashcards
1
Q
Ways of securing Email traffic
A
- S/MIME
- PGP (Pretty Good Privacy)
–> standards for encrypted messages
2
Q
De facto standard for securing web traffic
A
TLS (Transport Layer Security)
3
Q
What standard has been largley replaced by TLS?
A
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
4
Q
Common standard for encrypting network traffic
A
IPsec
–> built into many common OS
5
Q
What kind of framework is IPsec?
A
security architecture framework that supports secure communication over IP
6
Q
IPsec can establish secure channels in two different modes. What modes?
A
- Tunnel mode
- Transport mode
7
Q
What kind of connection / communication is possible via IPsec?
A
- direct communication between computers
- communication via VPN connection
8
Q
Two different protocols are used by IPsec? Which protocols?
A
- AH (Authentication Header)
- ESP (Encapsulating Security Payload)
