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220-802 · Question #353

Which of the following identifies traffic based upon its physical network address?

The correct answer is C. MAC filtering. MAC filtering identifies and controls network traffic based on a device's hardware-level physical address burned into its network adapter. It operates at Layer 2 of the OSI model using the device's unique MAC address.

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Question

Which of the following identifies traffic based upon its physical network address?

Options

  • APhishing
  • BHashing
  • CMAC filtering
  • DGeotracking

How the community answered

(30 responses)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    93% (28)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

MAC filtering identifies and controls network traffic based on a device's hardware-level physical address burned into its network adapter. It operates at Layer 2 of the OSI model using the device's unique MAC address.

APhishing

Phishing is a social engineering attack that tricks users into revealing credentials or installing malware and has nothing to do with identifying network traffic by address.

BHashing

Hashing is a one-way cryptographic function used for data integrity verification, not for identifying or filtering network traffic by physical address.

CMAC filteringCorrect

MAC (Media Access Control) filtering works by allowing or denying network access based on the 48-bit hardware address assigned to each network interface card, which is the physical network address. Network devices such as switches and wireless access points inspect the source MAC address of incoming frames and compare it against an allow or deny list. This identifies traffic at the data link layer using the device's physical identifier.

DGeotracking

Geotracking identifies the geographic location of a device or IP address and does not operate on physical network layer addresses.

Concept tested: MAC address filtering at Layer 2

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/technologies/nps/nps-top

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#MAC filtering#physical address#network security#traffic identification

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