FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY

TYPES OF NETWORK SECURITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which authentication sends the username and password in plain text?
A
MS-CHAP
B
CHAP
C
PAP
D
SPAP
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Password Authentication Protocol (PAP) is a simple user authentication protocol that does not encrypt the data and sends the password and username to the authentication server as plain text.

Detailed explanation-2: -PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) is a very weak authentication protocol. It sends the username and password in cleartext.

Detailed explanation-3: -With PAP, instead of the server sending a login request prompt and then waiting for the user to respond, the username and password are sent to a remote access server in an LCP (link control protocol) packet.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Password Authentication Protocol (PAP. PAP validates users by password. PAP does not encrypt passwords for transmission and is thus considered insecure.) is an authentication protocol in which the user name and password are sent to the remote access server in unencrypted form.

Detailed explanation-5: -Password Authentication Protocol, or PAP, and Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol, or CHAP, are both used to authenticate PPP sessions and can be used with many VPNs.

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