James the security administrator at Certkiller Inc. is working on the crypto map function on the PIX Firewall. What is the function of a crypto map on a PIX Firewall?

A.
The function of a crypto map is to specify which algorithms will be used with the selected security protocol.

B.
The function of a crypto map is to define the policy that will be applied to the traffic.

C.
The function of a crypto map is to configure a pre-shared authentication key and associate the key with an IPSec peer address or host name.

D.
The function of a crypto map is to map transforms to transform sets.

Explanation:
Crypto map entries for IPSec set up security association parameters, Tying together the various parts configured for IPSec,including the following;
* The granularity of the traffic to be protected by a set of security associations Reference: Cisco Secure PIX Firewalls (Ciscopress) Page 215