N10-009 Question #476: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is A: ESP. ESP (Encapsulating Security Payload) is part of the IPsec protocol suite and is responsible for encrypting and authenticating the data within the tunnel. It ensures confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity of the data being transmitted. SSH secures remote access, not tunnels.

Submitted by viktor_hu· Mar 6, 2026Network Security

Question

A network engineer adds a tunnel for a new branch network. Which of the following ensures that all data is encrypted inside the tunnel?

Options

AESP
BSSH
CGRE
DIKE

Explanation

ESP (Encapsulating Security Payload) is part of the IPsec protocol suite and is responsible for encrypting and authenticating the data within the tunnel. It ensures confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity of the data being transmitted. SSH secures remote access, not tunnels. GRE provides tunneling but does not encrypt data. IKE (Internet Key Exchange) is used to set up the IPsec tunnel, but ESP performs the actual data

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