Which two statements are true about transport-layer security?
A.
It is an end-to-end security mechanism.
B.
It is loosely coupled with the transport-layer protocol.
C.
It applies to both a message body and its attachments.
D.
It prevents the captured data from being replayed at a later time.
A. It applies to both a message body and its attachments.
D. It prevents the captured data from being replayed at a later time.
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B. It is loosely coupled with the transport-layer protocol. – FALSE (because It is tightly coupled with the transport-layer protocol).
C. It is an end-to-end security mechanism. – FALSE (It’s not an end-to-end solution, simply point-to-point).
Correct Answer : CD
A is not correct – Its feature of Message layer security
B is not correct – Its feature of Message layer security and disadvantage of transport layer security —> It is transport-dependent upon the underlying platform, transport mechanism, and security service provider, such as NTLM or Kerberos.
Ref : https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff648863.aspx