GCIH · Question #728
Which of the following natively supports SMB encryption?
The correct answer is A. Windows Server 2012. SMB 3.0, introduced with Windows Server 2012, was the first version to natively support SMB encryption without requiring a VPN or IPsec.
Question
Which of the following natively supports SMB encryption?
Options
- AWindows Server 2012
- BWindows Server 2008
- CWindows 7
- DWindows Server 2003
How the community answered
(54 responses)- A87% (47)
- B7% (4)
- C4% (2)
- D2% (1)
Why each option
SMB 3.0, introduced with Windows Server 2012, was the first version to natively support SMB encryption without requiring a VPN or IPsec.
Windows Server 2012 introduced SMB 3.0, which added a built-in encryption feature using AES-128-CCM. This allows administrators to encrypt SMB traffic on a per-share or per-server basis natively, without additional infrastructure. Prior Windows versions used SMB 1.x or SMB 2.x, which lacked this encryption capability entirely.
Windows Server 2008 uses SMB 2.0/2.1, which does not include native encryption support.
Windows 7 uses SMB 2.0/2.1 and does not support native SMB encryption.
Windows Server 2003 uses SMB 1.0 (CIFS), which has no native encryption capability.
Concept tested: SMB 3.0 native encryption support Windows Server 2012
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/file-server/smb-security
Topics
Community Discussion
No community discussion yet for this question.