An organization implements a Remote Access Server (RAS). Once users correct to the server, digital certificates are used to authenticate their identity. What type of Extensible Authentication Protocol

The correct answer is A. Transport layer security (TLS). Transport layer security (TLS) is a type of Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) that the organization would use during this authentication. EAP is a framework that supports various methods of authentication for network access. TLS is one of the EAP methods that uses digital

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

Question

An organization implements a Remote Access Server (RAS). Once users correct to the server, digital certificates are used to authenticate their identity. What type of Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) would the organization use dring this authentication?

Options

ATransport layer security (TLS)
BMessage Digest 5 (MD5)
CLightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
DSubscriber Identity Module (SIM)

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A
84% (37)
B
2% (1)
C
5% (2)
D
9% (4)

Explanation

Transport layer security (TLS) is a type of Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) that the organization would use during this authentication. EAP is a framework that supports various methods of authentication for network access. TLS is one of the EAP methods that uses digital certificates to authenticate both the client and the server, and to establish a secure session key for encryption. TLS provides strong security, mutual authentication, and resistance to replay

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