COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY

CRYPTOGRAPHY AND ENCRYPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Name for when both peers agree that the other is who they claim to be.
A
Multifactor authentication
B
Mutual authentication
C
Twofish authentication
D
Access authorization
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -| Two-way authentication. Mutual authentication, or two-way authentication, occurs when both sides of a connection verify each other’s identity.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mutual authentication, also known as two-way authentication, is a security process in which entities authenticate each other before actual communication occurs. In a network environment, this requires that both the client and the server must provide digital certificates to prove their identities.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mutual authentication can be accomplished with two types of credentials: usernames and passwords, and public key certificates.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mutual authentication, also called two-way authentication, is a process or technology in which both entities in a communications link authenticate each other.

Detailed explanation-5: -In one-way SSL authentication, the server application shares its public certificate with the client. In a two-way authentication, the client application verifies the identity of the server application, and then the server application verifies the identity of the client application.

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