EC-Council
EC0-350 · Question #654
Tess King is making use of Digest Authentication for her Web site. Why is this considered to be more secure than Basic authentication?
The correct answer is B. The password is never sent in clear text over the network. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
Tess King is making use of Digest Authentication for her Web site. Why is this considered to be more secure than Basic authentication?
Options
- ABasic authentication is broken
- BThe password is never sent in clear text over the network
- CThe password sent in clear text over the network is never reused.
- DIt is based on Kerberos authentication protocol
How the community answered
(16 responses)- A6% (1)
- B81% (13)
- D13% (2)
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