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Which of the following would accomplish this task?

A security administrator suspects that an increase in the amount of TFTP traffic on the network is due to
unauthorized file transfers, and wants to configure a firewall to block all TFTP traffic.
Which of the following would accomplish this task?

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A.
Deny TCP port 68

B.
Deny TCP port 69

C.
Deny UDP port 68

D.
Deny UDP port 69

Explanation:
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is a simple file-exchange protocol that doesn’t require authentication.
It operates on UDP port 69.
Incorrect Answers:
A, C: Port 68 TCP/UDP is used by Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) Client; as well Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP).
B: Because TFTP operates on UDP port 69, this option is incorrect.

Stewart, James Michael, CompTIA Security+ Review Guide, Sybex, Indianapolis, 2014, p. 55
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_TCP_and_UDP_port_numbers


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