Matt, a security administrator, wants to configure all the switches and routers in the network in order to
securely monitor their status. Which of the following protocols would he need to configure on each
device?
A.
SMTP
B.
SNMPv3
C.
IPSec
D.
SNMP
Explanation:
Currently, SNMP is predominantly used for monitoring and performance management. SNMPv3 defines a
secure version of SNMP and also facilitates remote configuration of the SNMP entities.
Incorrect Answers:
A: SMTP is the email-forwarding protocol used on the Internet and intranets.
C: IPSec provides for encryption security using symmetric cryptography. This means communication
partners use shared secret keys to encrypt and decrypt traffic over the IPSec VPN link.
D: You can use SNMP to interact with several network devices to acquire status information, performance
data, statistics, and configuration details via a management console.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Network_Management_Protocol
Stewart, James Michael, CompTIA Security+ Review Guide, Sybex, Indianapolis, 2014, pp. 40, 42, 50