Exam SY0-601 topic 1 question 212 discussion

Actual exam question from CompTIA's SY0-601

Question #: 212
Topic #: 1

An analyst is trying to identify insecure services that are running on the internal network. After performing a port scan, the analyst identifies that a server has some insecure services enabled on default ports. Which of the following BEST describes the services that are currently running and the secure alternatives for replacing them? (Choose three.)

A. SFTP, FTPS
B. SNMPv2, SNMPv3
C. HTTP, HTTPS
D. TFTP, FTP
E. SNMPv1, SNMPv2
F. Telnet, SSH
G. TLS, SSL
H. POP, IMAP
I. Login, rlogin

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Suggested Answer: BCF 🗳️

by serginljr at Oct. 5, 2022, 1:46 p.m.

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rodwave

Highly Voted 2 years, 7 months ago

Selected Answer: BCF

Answer: SNMPv2, SNMPv3 | HTTP, HTTPS | Telnet, SSH SNMP v3 adds cryptographic security to SNMP v2. SNMP v3 replaces the simple password sharing (as clear text) in SNMP v2 with a much more secure encoded security parameters. HTTPS is HTTP with encryption and verification. The only difference between the two protocols is that HTTPS uses TLS (SSL) to encrypt normal HTTP requests and responses, and to digitally sign those requests and responses. As a result, HTTPS is far more secure than HTTP. Telnet transfers the data in simple plain text. On other hand SSH uses Encrypted format to send data and also uses a secure channel. As SSH is more secure so it uses public key encryption for authentication.

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ApplebeesWaiter1122

Highly Voted 1 year, 10 months ago

Selected Answer: BCF

B. SNMPv2 (insecure) -> SNMPv3 (secure) C. HTTP (insecure) -> HTTPS (secure) F. Telnet (insecure) -> SSH (secure)

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ApplebeesWaiter1122

1 year, 10 months ago

I would also put G in there

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sarah2023

1 year, 9 months ago

TLS is not insecure, it is in fact an upgraded version of SSL. This is not to say that SSL insecure. Both are secure and used today. TLS is often referred to as SSL as SSL is a more popular term (Professor Messer video on certificates)

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