Question

We encounter the record_overflow error when the payload length exceeds –

(a) 2^14 + 1024

(b) 2^16 + 1024

(c) 2^14 + 2048

(d) 2^16 + 2048

The question was posed to me in exam.

I would like to ask this question from Transport Layer Security and HTTPS in portion Internet Protocol, Network Addressing and Transport Level Security of Cryptograph & Network Security

Answer 1

Right choice is (c) 2^14 + 2048

To explain: The overflow error is encountered when the length exceeds 2^14 + 2048.