Port Security

Question 1

What is Port Security?

Answer 1

A network switch feature that restricts device access to specific ports based on MAC addresses

Question 2

What is the Content Addressable Memory (CAM) Table?

Answer 2

Stores information about MAC addresses associated with switch ports

Question 3

What is the 802.1x Protocol?

Answer 3

Standardized framework that’s used for port-based authentication for both wired and wireless networks

Question 4

What is an EAP-MD5?

Answer 4

Variant of EAP that uses simple passwords and the challenge handshake authentication process to provide remote access authentication

Question 5

What is an EAP-TLS?

Answer 5

Uses public key infrastructure with a digital certificate which is installed on both the client and the server as a method of authentication

Question 6

What is an EAP-TTLS?

Answer 6

Requires a digital certificate on the server, but not on the client

Question 7

What is an EAP-FAST?

Answer 7

Uses a protected access credential, instead of a certificate, to establish mutual authentication between devices

Question 8

What is PEAP?

Answer 8

Variant of EAP that supports mutual authentication using server certificates and Active Directory databases to authenticate a password from the client

Question 9

What is LEAP?

Answer 9

Variant of EAP that only works on Cisco-based devices