Which of the following security protocols would BEST protect a connection to a remote email server and ensure full integrity of all transmitted email communication?

The correct answer is A. TLS 1.2. TLS 1.2 (Transport Layer Security) provides both encryption (confidentiality) and message authentication codes (MACs) that ensure the integrity of data in transit between a client and a remote server. It is the standard protocol for securing email connections (e.g., SMTP over…

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ATLS 1.2
BSNMPv3
CWPA2
DSMTP

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A
90% (43)
B
2% (1)
C
4% (2)
D
4% (2)

Explanation

TLS 1.2 (Transport Layer Security) provides both encryption (confidentiality) and message authentication codes (MACs) that ensure the integrity of data in transit between a client and a remote server. It is the standard protocol for securing email connections (e.g., SMTP over TLS, IMAPS, POP3S). SNMPv3 is a network management protocol, not designed for email security. WPA2 is a wireless network security standard and operates at the Wi-Fi layer, not for remote server connections. SMTP is the email transfer protocol itself - it has no built-in encryption or integrity protection unless wrapped by TLS.

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