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312-50V13 · Question #405

Elante company has recently hired James as a penetration tester. He was tasked with performing enumeration on an organization's network. In the process of enumeration, James discovered a service that

The correct answer is B. File Transfer Protocol (FTP). The service running directly on port 21 and accessible to external sources is the File Transfer Protocol (FTP).

Submitted by jakub_pl· Mar 6, 2026Enumeration

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Elante company has recently hired James as a penetration tester. He was tasked with performing enumeration on an organization's network. In the process of enumeration, James discovered a service that is accessible to external sources. This service runs directly on port 21. What is the service enumerated byjames in the above scenario?

Options

  • ABorder Gateway Protocol (BGP)
  • BFile Transfer Protocol (FTP)
  • CNetwork File System (NFS)
  • DRemote procedure call (RPC)

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  • A
    3% (2)
  • B
    94% (58)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

The service running directly on port 21 and accessible to external sources is the File Transfer Protocol (FTP).

ABorder Gateway Protocol (BGP)

Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) typically uses port 179 for establishing peering sessions between routers.

BFile Transfer Protocol (FTP)Correct

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a standard network protocol used for the transfer of computer files between a client and server on a computer network. It commonly uses port 21 for its control connection, which is used to send commands and replies.

CNetwork File System (NFS)

Network File System (NFS) primarily uses port 2049, along with other ports for RPC services.

DRemote procedure call (RPC)

Remote Procedure Call (RPC) services can use various ports, often dynamically assigned or registered with a port mapper (port 111 for ONC RPC), but not primarily port 21.

Concept tested: Common network service ports

Source: https://www.iana.org/assignments/service-names-port-numbers/service-names-port-numbers.xhtml

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#port 21#FTP#service enumeration#network services

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