200-201 · Question #9
Refer to the exhibit. Which two elements in the table are parts of the 5-tuple? (Choose two.)
The correct answer is D. Source Port E. Initiator IP. The 5-tuple is a set of five values that uniquely identify a network flow, enabling firewalls and other security devices to track and manage connections.
Question
Refer to the exhibit. Which two elements in the table are parts of the 5-tuple? (Choose two.)
Exhibit
Options
- AFirst Packet
- BInitiator User
- CIngress Security Zone
- DSource Port
- EInitiator IP
How the community answered
(25 responses)- A4% (1)
- C8% (2)
- D88% (22)
Why each option
The 5-tuple is a set of five values that uniquely identify a network flow, enabling firewalls and other security devices to track and manage connections.
"First Packet" refers to a property of the packet capture or flow but is not a component of the 5-tuple itself.
The "Initiator User" identifies the user associated with a connection, which is higher layer information and not part of the network layer 5-tuple.
The "Ingress Security Zone" is a firewall concept for policy enforcement, not a fundamental identifier of a network flow's 5-tuple.
The source port is a crucial component of the 5-tuple, along with the destination port, to identify the specific application or service involved in a network connection.
The initiator (source) IP address is one of the five elements of the 5-tuple, used to identify the originating endpoint of a network flow.
Concept tested: Network flow identification (5-tuple)
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/sdn/sr-io/sriov-sdn-network-controller-security-group-policy
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