Identify the two security features incorporated in the Oracle Solaris 11 Cryptographic Framework.

Question

Options

• ALayer 5 IP address encryptions
• BInternet protocol security
• CDiffie-Kerberos coaxial key encryption
• DSigned cryptographic plugins (providers)
• EKernel support for signed antivirus plugins

• A
  7% (1)
• B
  86% (12)
• E
  7% (1)

Explanation

Oracle Solaris 11's Cryptographic Framework incorporates IPsec (B) for network-layer encryption and authentication, securing IP communications end-to-end, and signed cryptographic plugins/providers (D), which require all cryptographic modules loaded into the framework to carry a verified digital signature - preventing tampered or malicious providers from being used.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A is fabricated; "Layer 5 IP address encryption" is not a real security concept - Layer 5 (Session) doesn't perform IP address encryption.
• C is nonsense; "Diffie-Kerberos coaxial key encryption" combines real terms (Diffie-Hellman key exchange, Kerberos authentication) with an unrelated word ("coaxial" is a cable type) to sound plausible.
• E is a near-miss trap; the framework does use signed plugins, but they are cryptographic providers, not antivirus plugins.

Memory tip: Think of the Solaris Cryptographic Framework as a trusted vault with a bouncer - IPsec secures the network traffic moving in and out, while signed providers ensure only verified, tamper-proof crypto modules are allowed inside the vault.

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