Question

ESP is abbreviated as ____________

(a) Encapsulating Security Payload

(b) Encapsulating Secure Protocol

(c) Encrypted Secure Payload

(d) Encapsulating Secure Payload

I have been asked this question during a job interview.

The query is from Security Protocols topic in section Cyber Security of Cyber Security

Answer 1

The correct choice is (d) Encapsulating Secure Payload

To elaborate: Encapsulating Secure Payload is a special type of protocol used for offering integrity, authentication, and confidentiality to network packets’ data in IPSec (Secure Internet Protocol).