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Submitted by carlos_mx· Mar 5, 2026Communication and Network Security
Question
How does Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) in transport mode affect the Internet Protocol (IP)?
Options
- AEncrypts and optionally authenticates the IP header, but not the IP payload
- BEncrypts and optionally authenticates the IP payload, but not the IP header
- CAuthenticates the IP payload and selected portions of the IP header
- DEncrypts and optionally authenticates the complete IP packet
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Topics
#IPsec#ESP#Transport mode#Network encryption