Which element protects and hides an internal network in an outbound flow?

The correct answer is D. NAT. NAT (Network Address Translation): NAT translates private IP addresses used within an internal network to a public IP address when traffic leaves the network. This effectively hides the internal IP addressing scheme from the external network. Outbound connections appear to…

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ADNS sinkholing
BUser-ID
CApp-ID
DNAT

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NAT (Network Address Translation): NAT translates private IP addresses used within an internal network to a public IP address when traffic leaves the network. This effectively hides the internal IP addressing scheme from the external network. Outbound connections appear to originate from the public IP address of the NAT device (typically the firewall), thus protecting and hiding the internal network's structure.

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