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ISC2 SSCP Exam - Topic 10 Question 26 Discussion

Actual exam question for ISC2's SSCP exam
Question #: 26
Topic #: 10
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Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) provides some of the services of Authentication Headers (AH), but it is primarily designed to provide:

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Suggested Answer: A

Source: TIPTON, Harold F. & KRAUSE, MICKI, Information Security Management Handbook, 4th Edition, Volume 2, 2001, CRC Press, NY, page 164.


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Abraham
4 months ago
Really? I’m surprised it’s not more about access control.
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Isidra
4 months ago
Nah, it's definitely focused on encryption.
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James
4 months ago
Wait, I thought it was more about authentication?
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Thaddeus
4 months ago
Totally agree, it's mainly for keeping data private.
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Alfreda
5 months ago
ESP is all about confidentiality!
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Viva
5 months 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.
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Laticia
5 months ago
I feel like I might confuse ESP with AH sometimes. I think AH focuses more on integrity, while ESP is about confidentiality, right?
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Simona
5 months ago
I think ESP is mainly about confidentiality, but I'm not entirely sure if it also covers other aspects like integrity.
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Kassandra
5 months 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.
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Therese
5 months 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.
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Carmen
5 months 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.
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