Wireshark WCNA Exam - Topic 3 Question 10 Discussion

Actual exam question for Wireshark's WCNA exam

Question #: 10
Topic #: 3

By default, Wireshark will only dissect port 443 traffic as SSL/TLS traffic. If you are using another port for SSL/TLS communications, you must add that port number in the HTTP preferences setting for SSL/TLS ports.

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by King at Feb 07, 2025, 09:35 PM

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Brock

6 months ago

Yup, I've had to change that setting before.

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Matthew

6 months ago

False! Wireshark can handle other ports without extra settings.

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Wilda

6 months ago

Wait, really? I thought it would auto-detect other ports too.

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Valentin

7 months ago

Totally agree, you have to add other ports manually.

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Martina

7 months ago

That's true, only port 443 is dissected by default.

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Brynn

7 months ago

I thought Wireshark automatically detects SSL/TLS on any port, but now I'm questioning if that's correct.

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Sheridan

7 months ago

I believe it's true, but I might be mixing it up with how other tools handle SSL/TLS traffic.

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Jennifer

7 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I feel like I saw a similar question about default ports in one of the practice exams.

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Val

8 months ago

I think this is true because I remember something about configuring ports in Wireshark settings.

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Ethan

8 months ago

Ah, I see. So Wireshark has a default setting to only recognize SSL/TLS traffic on port 443. But if I'm using a different port for my SSL/TLS communications, I'll need to manually add that port to the preferences. Good to know!

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Karon

8 months ago

I've got this! The key is that Wireshark only dissects port 443 traffic as SSL/TLS by default. So if I'm using a different port, I need to add that port number in the HTTP preferences setting for SSL/TLS ports. Easy peasy!

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Karina

8 months ago

Wait, I'm a little confused. Does that mean Wireshark won't recognize SSL/TLS traffic on any ports other than 443 unless I specify them? I need to make sure I have that right.

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Alecia

8 months ago

Okay, I think I understand this. Wireshark doesn't automatically recognize SSL/TLS traffic on ports other than 443, so I'll need to manually add those ports in the preferences.

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Jeannine

8 months ago

Hmm, this seems straightforward. I just need to remember that Wireshark only dissects port 443 traffic as SSL/TLS by default, so I'll need to add any other ports I'm using for SSL/TLS communications.

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