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SY0-301 · Question #465

Which of the following types of security services are used to support authentication for remote users and devices?

The correct answer is C. RADIUS. RADIUS is the standard centralized protocol used to provide Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting services for remote users and devices.

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Question

Which of the following types of security services are used to support authentication for remote users and devices?

Options

  • ABiometrics
  • BHSM
  • CRADIUS
  • DTACACS

How the community answered

(35 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • C
    94% (33)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

RADIUS is the standard centralized protocol used to provide Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting services for remote users and devices.

ABiometrics

Biometrics refers to authentication using physical characteristics such as fingerprints or retinas, which is an authentication factor type, not a network protocol that supports centralized remote authentication.

BHSM

A Hardware Security Module (HSM) is a physical device that safeguards cryptographic keys and performs cryptographic operations; it does not provide authentication services for remote users.

CRADIUSCorrect

RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) is a client-server networking protocol that centralizes AAA services for users and devices connecting remotely, such as via VPN or wireless networks. It is widely supported across vendors and is the industry-standard service specifically designed for remote access authentication scenarios.

DTACACS

TACACS+ is primarily used for privileged administrative access control to network devices rather than broadly for remote end-user authentication the way RADIUS is.

Concept tested: RADIUS protocol for centralized remote user authentication and AAA

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/technologies/nps/nps-radius-technical-reference

Topics

#RADIUS#remote authentication#AAA#authentication protocols

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