CompTIA Exam Questions

What does it means?

To put extra password security to your networks you would make use of encryption.

What does it means?

A.
The password is mangled it in such a way as to make it meaningless

B.
You should make the password longer

C.
It is passwords, that is provided by S/key

D.
None of the above.

Explanation:
Encryption is the process of taking a standard password, and garbling it in such a way as to make it meaningless to sniffers, crackers, or other eavesdroppers.
Incorrect
Answers:
B: This is to make the password difficult to crack. It has nothing to do with encryption.
C: One-time passwords, is provided by the S/key
References:
Charles J. Brooks, Server+ Certification Exam Cram 2 (Exam SK0-002), QUE Publishing, Indianapolis, 2006, pp. 467