EC-Council
312-50V12 · Question #11
Bella, a security professional working at an IT firm, finds that a security breach has occurred while transferring important files. Sensitive data, employee usernames, and passwords are shared in plai
The correct answer is A. FTPS. FTPS includes full support for the TLS and SSL cryptographic protocols, including the use of server-side public key authentication certificates and client-side authorization certificates. It also supports compatible ciphers, including AES, RC4, RC2, Triple DES, and DES. It furthe
Submitted by omar99· Mar 4, 2026Fundamentals
Question
Bella, a security professional working at an IT firm, finds that a security breach has occurred while transferring important files. Sensitive data, employee usernames, and passwords are shared in plaintext, paving the way for hackers to perform successful session hijacking. To address this situation, Bella implemented a protocol that sends data using encryption and digital certificates. Which of the following protocols is used by Bella?
Options
- AFTPS
- BFTP
- CHTTPS
- DIP
How the community answered
(59 responses)- A88% (52)
- B3% (2)
- C7% (4)
- D2% (1)
Explanation
FTPS includes full support for the TLS and SSL cryptographic protocols, including the use of server-side public key authentication certificates and client-side authorization certificates. It also supports compatible ciphers, including AES, RC4, RC2, Triple DES, and DES. It further supports hash functions SHA, MD5, MD4, and MD2.
Topics
#Secure file transfer#FTPS#Data in transit encryption#Protocol security
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