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300-320 · Question #292

Which two types of authentication mechanisms can be used by VRRP for security? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is B. MD5 D. plaintext authentication. VRRP version 2 supports two authentication types: plaintext (simple text) authentication and MD5 cryptographic authentication, providing options for both basic and stronger security.

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Question

Which two types of authentication mechanisms can be used by VRRP for security? (Choose two.)

Options

  • ASHA-1
  • BMD5
  • CSHA-256
  • Dplaintext authentication
  • EPEAP

How the community answered

(42 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    90% (38)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • E
    5% (2)

Why each option

VRRP version 2 supports two authentication types: plaintext (simple text) authentication and MD5 cryptographic authentication, providing options for both basic and stronger security.

ASHA-1

SHA-1 is not a supported authentication method in VRRP; the protocol only defines plaintext and MD5 options in its specification.

BMD5Correct

VRRP supports MD5 authentication, which provides cryptographic integrity verification of VRRP messages by hashing the packet contents with a shared secret key, preventing spoofed VRRP advertisements.

CSHA-256

SHA-256 is not defined as an authentication mechanism in the VRRP specification (RFC 5798) and is not supported by Cisco VRRP implementations.

Dplaintext authenticationCorrect

VRRP supports plaintext (simple text) authentication, where a clear-text password is included in VRRP packets to verify that messages originate from a trusted source, though this method does not provide encryption.

EPEAP

PEAP is an 802.1X EAP authentication method used for wireless and wired network access control, and has no relevance to VRRP gateway redundancy authentication.

Concept tested: VRRP authentication mechanisms

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/ipapp_fhrp/configuration/xe-16/fhp-xe-16-book/fhp-vrrp.html

Topics

#VRRP authentication#MD5#plaintext authentication#FHRP security

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