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CISSP · Question #247

What is a characteristic of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS)?

The correct answer is A. SSL and TLS provide a generic channel security mechanism on top of Transmission Control. SSL and TLS provide a generic channel security mechanism on top of TCP. This means that SSL and TLS are protocols that enable secure communication between two parties over a network, such as the internet, by using encryption, authentication, and integrity mechanisms. SSL and TLS

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

Question

What is a characteristic of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS)?

Options

  • ASSL and TLS provide a generic channel security mechanism on top of Transmission Control
  • BSSL and TLS provide nonrepudiation by default.
  • CSSL and TLS do not provide security for most routed protocols.
  • DSSL and TLS provide header encapsulation over HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP).

How the community answered

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  • A
    93% (42)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    4% (2)

Explanation

SSL and TLS provide a generic channel security mechanism on top of TCP. This means that SSL and TLS are protocols that enable secure communication between two parties over a network, such as the internet, by using encryption, authentication, and integrity mechanisms. SSL and TLS operate at the transport layer of the OSI model, above the TCP protocol, which provides reliable and ordered delivery of data. SSL and TLS can be used to secure various application layer protocols, such as HTTP, SMTP, FTP, and so on. SSL and TLS do not provide nonrepudiation by default, as this is a service that requires digital signatures and certificates to prove the origin and content of a message. SSL and TLS do provide security for most routed protocols, as they can encrypt and authenticate any data that is transmitted over TCP. SSL and TLS do not provide header encapsulation over HTTP, as this is a function of the HTTPS protocol, which is a combination of HTTP and SSL/TLS.

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#SSL#TLS#transport layer security#network protocols

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