nerdexam
F5

101 · Question #260

Which of the following protocols can be protected by Protocol Security Manager? (Choose 3)

The correct answer is D. SMTP. F5 Protocol Security Manager (PSM) provides deep protocol inspection for application-layer protocols including FTP, HTTP, and SMTP - note the question asks for 3 choices, and the correct set is A, C, and D.

Section 4: Security Basics

Question

Which of the following protocols can be protected by Protocol Security Manager? (Choose 3)

Options

  • AFTP
  • BSSH
  • CHTTP
  • DSMTP
  • ETelnet

How the community answered

(23 responses)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • D
    91% (21)
  • E
    4% (1)

Why each option

F5 Protocol Security Manager (PSM) provides deep protocol inspection for application-layer protocols including FTP, HTTP, and SMTP - note the question asks for 3 choices, and the correct set is A, C, and D.

AFTP

FTP is actually a PSM-supported protocol - if marked incorrect in isolation, it is because this 'choose 3' question requires selecting FTP together with HTTP and SMTP as a group, not as a standalone single answer.

BSSH

SSH is an encrypted transport-layer protocol; PSM does not perform inspection or enforcement on SSH sessions as it cannot inspect the encrypted payload.

CHTTP

HTTP is a PSM-supported protocol and should be selected - similar to FTP, it is part of the correct three-choice group alongside FTP and SMTP.

DSMTPCorrect

SMTP is one of the core protocols protected by F5 Protocol Security Manager, which can inspect SMTP sessions to enforce protocol compliance and block attacks such as command injection or header manipulation. PSM also protects FTP (choice A) and HTTP (choice C), making those three the correct selections for a 'choose 3' question.

ETelnet

Telnet is a legacy remote access protocol and is not within the scope of protocols that Protocol Security Manager is designed to inspect or protect.

Concept tested: F5 Protocol Security Manager supported application protocols

Source: https://techdocs.f5.com/en-us/bigip-15-1-0/big-ip-protocol-security-manager-getting-started-guide.html

Topics

#Protocol Security Manager#SMTP#protocol protection#ASM

Community Discussion

No community discussion yet for this question.

Full 101 Practice