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Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) provides some of the services of Authentication Headers (AH), but it is primarily designed to provide:
Suggested Answer: A
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Source: TIPTON, Harold F. & KRAUSE, MICKI, Information Security Management Handbook, 4th Edition, Volume 2, 2001, CRC Press, NY, page 164.
11 comments · newest first
AB
Abraham
11 months ago
Really? I’m surprised it’s not more about access control.
IS
Isidra
12 months ago
Nah, it's definitely focused on encryption.
JA
James
12 months ago
Wait, I thought it was more about authentication?
TH
Thaddeus
12 months ago
Totally agree, it's mainly for keeping data private.
AL
Alfreda
1 year ago
ESP is all about confidentiality!
VI
Viva
1 year ago
I can't recall the exact details, but I remember something about cryptography being a part of ESP. Maybe it's B, but I'm leaning towards A for confidentiality.
LA
Laticia
1 year ago
I feel like I might confuse ESP with AH sometimes. I think AH focuses more on integrity, while ESP is about confidentiality, right?
SI
Simona
1 year ago
I think ESP is mainly about confidentiality, but I'm not entirely sure if it also covers other aspects like integrity.
KA
Kassandra
1 year ago
I remember practicing a question similar to this, and I think the key point was that ESP encrypts the data, so it must be A, confidentiality.
TH
Therese
1 year ago
Okay, I think I've got it. The setting we want is "maxNumberOfprocesses". That sounds like it would control the maximum number of processes, which would be important for the scheduler to automatically restart after a service restart.
CA
Carmen
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about the requirement to add the manager back before re-adding the device. I'll need to double-check that step.