A network administrator needs to provide daily network usage reports on all layer 3 devices without compromising any data while gathering the information. Which of the following would be configured…

The correct answer is B. SNMPv3. SNMPv3 (Simple Network Management Protocol version 3) is the correct choice because it adds authentication (via HMAC-MD5 or HMAC-SHA) and encryption (via DES or AES) to protect management data in transit - addressing the 'without compromising any data' requirement. SNMPv1 and…

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Question

A network administrator needs to provide daily network usage reports on all layer 3 devices without compromising any data while gathering the information. Which of the following would be configured to provide these reports?

Options

ASNMP
BSNMPv3
CICMP
DSSH

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A
3% (1)
B
94% (31)
C
3% (1)

Explanation

SNMPv3 (Simple Network Management Protocol version 3) is the correct choice because it adds authentication (via HMAC-MD5 or HMAC-SHA) and encryption (via DES or AES) to protect management data in transit - addressing the 'without compromising any data' requirement. SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c transmit community strings and data in cleartext, making them insecure for gathering sensitive usage statistics. ICMP is used for diagnostics like ping and traceroute, not reporting. SSH provides secure remote access but is not a reporting/monitoring protocol for layer 3 devices.

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#SNMPv3#secure network monitoring#network management protocols#encryption in transit

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