nerdexam
CompTIA

SY0-501 · Question #358

Ann, a security administrator, wants to ensure credentials are encrypted in transit when implementing a RADIUS server for SSO. Which of the following are needed given these requirements? (Select TWO)

The correct answer is A. Public key E. Private key. To encrypt RADIUS credentials in transit using certificate-based security, both a public key and a private key are required to form an asymmetric key pair used in TLS/SSL tunneling.

Submitted by yuki_2020· Mar 4, 2026Security architecture

Question

Ann, a security administrator, wants to ensure credentials are encrypted in transit when implementing a RADIUS server for SSO. Which of the following are needed given these requirements? (Select TWO)

Options

  • APublic key
  • BShared key
  • CElliptic curve
  • DMD5
  • EPrivate key
  • FDES

How the community answered

(47 responses)
  • A
    83% (39)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    4% (2)
  • D
    9% (4)
  • F
    2% (1)

Why each option

To encrypt RADIUS credentials in transit using certificate-based security, both a public key and a private key are required to form an asymmetric key pair used in TLS/SSL tunneling.

APublic keyCorrect

A public key is part of the asymmetric key pair used in TLS (e.g., RADIUS over TLS or RADSEC), where the server's public key is shared with clients to encrypt data and establish a secure tunnel for credential transmission.

BShared key

A shared key (shared secret) is used in standard RADIUS to obfuscate passwords using MD5, but this does not provide full encryption in transit and does not meet the requirement of encrypting credentials.

CElliptic curve

Elliptic curve refers to ECC (Elliptic Curve Cryptography), an algorithm type rather than a specific component needed to implement encrypted RADIUS; it is not a standalone requirement for RADIUS credential encryption.

DMD5

MD5 is the hashing algorithm used in standard RADIUS to obfuscate passwords, but it is not encryption and is considered cryptographically weak, so it does not satisfy the requirement to encrypt credentials in transit.

EPrivate keyCorrect

A private key is the counterpart to the public key in asymmetric encryption; the RADIUS server uses its private key to decrypt data encrypted with the public key and to authenticate itself during the TLS handshake, ensuring end-to-end encryption of credentials in transit.

FDES

DES (Data Encryption Standard) is an outdated and insecure symmetric encryption algorithm that is not used in modern RADIUS implementations for securing credentials in transit.

Concept tested: RADIUS credential encryption using asymmetric key pairs

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

Topics

#RADIUS#PKI#public key infrastructure#SSO encryption

Community Discussion

No community discussion yet for this question.

Full SY0-501 Practice