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Which of the following would be the BEST mitigation practice for man-in-the-middle (MITM) Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) attacks?

The correct answer is B. Use Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol. Mitigating MITM attacks on VoIP requires encrypting signaling and media streams to prevent eavesdropping and session hijacking. TLS is the standard protocol used to secure VoIP signaling channels.

Submitted by yuriko_h· Mar 5, 2026Communication and Network Security

Question

Which of the following would be the BEST mitigation practice for man-in-the-middle (MITM) Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) attacks?

Options

  • AUse Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP)
  • BUse Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol
  • CUse File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
  • DUse Secure Shell (SSH) protocol

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    95% (35)
  • C
    3% (1)

Why each option

Mitigating MITM attacks on VoIP requires encrypting signaling and media streams to prevent eavesdropping and session hijacking. TLS is the standard protocol used to secure VoIP signaling channels.

AUse Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP)

MGCP is a VoIP signaling protocol that controls media gateways but does not inherently provide encryption or authentication, making it insufficient as a MITM mitigation technique on its own.

BUse Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocolCorrect

Transport Layer Security (TLS) encrypts VoIP signaling protocols such as SIP, preventing attackers from intercepting, tampering with, or replaying call setup and teardown messages in a MITM attack. When combined with SRTP (Secure Real-time Transport Protocol) for media, TLS provides comprehensive protection for both the signaling and data planes of VoIP communications, directly addressing MITM vulnerabilities.

CUse File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

FTP is a file transfer protocol with no relevance to VoIP communications or MITM attack mitigation, and it actually transmits data in cleartext, making it vulnerable to interception itself.

DUse Secure Shell (SSH) protocol

SSH secures remote command-line access to network devices but does not encrypt VoIP signaling or media streams, so it does not directly mitigate MITM attacks targeting VoIP sessions.

Concept tested: Securing VoIP signaling against MITM attacks using TLS

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/skypeforbusiness/plan-your-deployment/security/tls-and-mtls

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#MITM attack#VoIP security#TLS#protocol security

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