Exam CAS-004 topic 1 question 541 discussion

An inspection proxy, often referred to as an SSL/TLS proxy or HTTPS proxy, acts as an intermediary between clients and servers. It decrypts HTTPS traffic, allowing for inspection and analysis before re-encrypting and forwarding the traffic to its destination. By decrypting HTTPS traffic, the inspection proxy enables the IDS to analyze the contents of the data packets for malicious activities. Allows for the implementation of security policies that can block or flag suspicious activities based on the decrypted content. The inspection proxy must handle SSL/TLS certificates appropriately to avoid security warnings and ensure seamless user experiences.

Ans C. To enhance the ability of an IDS to detect malicious network traffic, especially in encrypted contexts like HTTPS, the best detection mechanism would be Inspection proxy. An inspection proxy can intercept and inspect encrypted traffic by establishing secure connections with both the client and the server. This allows it to decrypt, analyze, and then re-encrypt the data, making it possible to detect malicious payloads that would otherwise be hidden in HTTPS traffic.