Exam SSCP topic 1 question 7 discussion

Actual exam question from ISC's SSCP

Question #: 7
Topic #: 1

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What is Kerberos?

A. A three-headed dog from the egyptian mythology.
B. A trusted third-party authentication protocol.
C. A security model.
D. A remote authentication dial in user server.

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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️
Is correct because that is exactly what Kerberos is.
The following answers are incorrect:
A three-headed dog from Egyptian mythology. Is incorrect because we are dealing with Information Security and not the Egyptian mythology but the Greek
Mythology.
A security model. Is incorrect because Kerberos is an authentication protocol and not just a security model.
A remote authentication dial in user server. Is incorrect because Kerberos is not a remote authentication dial in user server that would be called RADIUS.

by Niitetteh at April 26, 2023, 3:52 p.m.