Question

The correct order of operations in the SSH Transport Layer Protocol Packet Formation is –

(a) Compression; Encryption; Padding and Addition of seq bits

(b) Compression; Padding and Addition of seq bits; Encryption

(c) Encryption; Padding and Addition of seq bits; Compression

(d) Padding and Addition of seq bits; Encryption; Compression

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Enquiry is from Secure Shell(SSH) in chapter Internet Protocol, Network Addressing and Transport Level Security of Cryptograph & Network Security

Answer 1

The correct answer is (b) Compression; Padding and Addition of seq bits; Encryption

For explanation: The correct order of operation is – Compression; Padding and Addition of seq bits; Encryption.