Which of the following protocols is built in the Web server and browser to encrypt data traveling over the Internet?

Question

Options

• AUDP
• BSSL
• CIPSec
• DHTTP

• B
  93% (38)
• C
  5% (2)
• D
  2% (1)

Explanation

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is the protocol built into web browsers and servers specifically to encrypt data in transit over the Internet - it's the foundation of HTTPS and is what puts the padlock icon in your browser's address bar.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• UDP is a transport-layer protocol focused on speed with no built-in encryption or reliability guarantees - it simply moves packets.
• IPSec does encrypt data, but it operates at the network layer and is used primarily for VPNs, not natively built into browsers/web servers.
• HTTP is the opposite of secure - it transmits data in plain text with zero encryption, which is exactly what SSL was designed to fix.

Memory tip: Think "Secure Socket = Safe site" - SSL is the S in HTTPS, and it's what browsers and web servers use by default to protect your data. If you see a question mentioning browsers + encryption + web traffic, SSL/TLS is almost always the answer.

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