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Which of the following is used by RADIUS for communication between clients and servers?

The correct answer is C. UDP. RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) primarily uses UDP (User Datagram Protocol) for communication between clients (Network Access Servers) and RADIUS servers.

Submitted by alyssa_d· Apr 18, 2026Access Controls

Question

Which of the following is used by RADIUS for communication between clients and servers?

Options

  • ATCP
  • BSSL
  • CUDP
  • DSSH

How the community answered

(19 responses)
  • B
    5% (1)
  • C
    95% (18)

Why each option

RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) primarily uses UDP (User Datagram Protocol) for communication between clients (Network Access Servers) and RADIUS servers.

ATCP

TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) is a connection-oriented protocol, which RADIUS does not natively use for its primary functions.

BSSL

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is a cryptographic protocol for secure communication, often layered over transport protocols, but it's not the underlying transport protocol itself.

CUDPCorrect

RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) primarily uses User Datagram Protocol (UDP) for its communication. Specifically, it uses UDP port 1812 for authentication and UDP port 1813 for accounting messages, offering a connectionless and efficient transport for its request-response model.

DSSH

SSH (Secure Shell) is a protocol for secure remote access and file transfer, unrelated to RADIUS's authentication and accounting functions.

Concept tested: RADIUS protocol and transport layer

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/sec_usr_rad/configuration/15-mt/sec-usr-rad-15-mt-book/sec-radius-ov.html

Topics

#RADIUS#UDP#Authentication Protocols#Network Protocols

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