Certified Incident Handler (ECIH) — Question 2

An MNC hired Brandon, a network defender, to establish secured VPN communication between the company's remote offices. For this purpose, Brandon employed a VPN topology where all the remote offices communicate with the corporate office but communication between the remote offices is denied.
Identify the VPN topology employed by Brandon in the above scenario.

Answer options

• A. Point-to-Point VPN topology
• B. Star topology
• C. Hub-and-Spoke VPN topology
• D. Full-mesh VPN topology

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B, Star topology, as it allows multiple remote offices to connect to a central hub (the corporate office) while preventing direct communication between the remote locations. Options A and D do not fit because Point-to-Point and Full-mesh topologies allow for different forms of direct communication between sites, which contradicts the requirement in the scenario. Option C, Hub-and-Spoke, while similar, is not the correct term used here.