CompTIA Network+ (N10-007) — Question 643

A local firm has hired a consulting company to clean up its IT infrastructure. The consulting company notices remote printing is accomplished by port forwarding via publicly accessible IPs through the firm's firewall. Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate way to enable secure, remote printing?

Answer options

• A. SSH
• B. VPN
• C. Telnet
• D. SSL

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The best option for enabling secure remote printing is a VPN, as it creates a secure tunnel for data transmission, protecting it from unauthorized access. SSH, while secure, is more suited for command-line access rather than printing. Telnet is not secure at all for remote connections, and SSL is better for securing web communications rather than direct printing services.