CompTIA Exam Questions

Which of the following relies on the use of shared secrets to protect communication?

Which of the following relies on the use of shared secrets to protect communication?

A.
RADIUS

B.
Kerberos

C.
PKI

D.
LDAP

Explanation:
Obfuscated passwords are transmitted by the RADIUS protocol via a shared secret and the MD5 hashing
algorithm.
Incorrect Answers:
B: Kerberos works on the basis of ‘tickets’ to allow nodes communicating over a non-secure network to
prove their identity to one another in a secure manner.
C: A public key infrastructure (PKI) is a set of hardware, software, people, policies, and procedures
needed to create, manage, distribute, use, store, and revoke digital certificates
D: The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is an open, vendor-neutral, industry standard
application protocol for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services over an
Internet Protocol (IP) network.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RADIUS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerberos_%28protocol%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_key_infrastructure
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightweight_Directory_Access_Protocol