M2 D Secure Communication: HTTPS

Question 1

Ensures security, privacy, integrity, and authentication of data transmitted between a web browser and a server

Answer 1

HTTPS

Question 2

Uses encryption to keep communications secure

Answer 2

HTTPS

Question 3

Ensures the data received is the data sent, and confirms the identity of the server

Answer 3

HTTPS

Question 4

Eliminates the ability of unmoderated third parties, such as ISPs, to inject unauthorized content (like ads) into webpaged

Answer 4

HTTPS

Question 5

HTTPS

Answer 5

Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure

Question 6

URL prefix of HTTPS

Answer 6

https://

Question 7

Data transmission of HTTPS

Answer 7

Encrypted in transit in both directions

Question 8

Security status of HTTPS

Answer 8

Signified by a padlock icon in the URL bar

Question 9

Port used by HTTPS

Answer 9

Port 443

Question 10

Technical Relationship of HTTPS

Answer 10

HTTP with TLS encryption

Question 11

URL prefix of HTTP

Answer 11

http://

Question 12

Data transmission of http

Answer 12

Communicates in plain text

Question 13

Security status of http

Answer 13

Flagged by browsers as “not secure”

Question 14

Port used by http

Answer 14

Port 80

Question 15

Technical Relationship of http

Answer 15

The base protocol

Question 16

Encryption protocol used by HTTPS

Answer 16

TLS

Question 17

TLS

Answer 17

Transport Layer Security

Question 18

TLS is previous known as?

Answer 18

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

Question 19

This verifies a provider’s identity

Answer 19

Transmission of TLS/SSL certificates

Question 20

Infrastructure done by HTTPS to secure communication, wherein the security occurs based upon the transmission of TLS/SSL certificates, which verify a provider’s identity

Answer 20

Asymmetric public key infrastructure

Question 21

These certificates verify that a particular provider is who they claim to be

Answer 21

SSL/TLS certificate

Question 22

This key is controlled by the website owner and is kept in private

Answer 22

Private key

Question 23

It lives on the web server and is used to decrypt information that was encrypted by the public key

Answer 23

Private key

Question 24

This key is available to anyone who wishes to interact with the server securely

Answer 24

Public key

Question 25

It is used encrypt information, and the information can only be decrypted by the associated private key

Answer 25

Public key

Question 26

How is an secure connection established

Answer 26

After client and server exchange keys using the certificates, they initiate an SSL/TLS handshake—a series of back and forth communications used to establish the secure connection

Question 27

A series of back and forth communications used to establish the secure connection

Answer 27

SSL/TLS handshake

Question 28

The act of intercepting and logging traffic passing over a digital network, representing a fundamental threat to systems relying on unencrypted protocols like HTTP

Answer 28

Packet sniffing