CompTIA Exam Questions

Which of the following secure file transfer methods uses port 22 by default?

Which of the following secure file transfer methods uses port 22 by default?

A.
FTPS

B.
SFTP

C.
SSL

D.
S/MIME

Explanation:
SSH uses TCP port 22. All protocols encrypted by SSH, including SFTP, SHTTP, SCP, SExec, and slogin, also
use TCP port 22.
Incorrect Answers:
A: FTPS uses ports 989 and 990.
C: SSL operates over TCP port 443.
D: S/MIME is an Internet standard for encrypting and digitally signing e-mail.

Stewart, James Michael, CompTIA Security+ Review Guide, Sybex, Indianapolis, 2014, pp. 45, 51, 313