Allen works as a Software Developer for ABC Inc. The company uses Visual Studio .NET 2005 as its application development platform. Allen creates an application that will be used to handle security…

Allen works as a Software Developer for ABC Inc. The company uses Visual Studio .NET 2005 as its application development platform. Allen creates an application that will be used to handle security information related to the company. He wants to secure the application by using the most secure authentication method. The method should have a strong key for encryption and send the encrypted password across the network. Which of the following authentication methods will Allen use to accomplish the task?