Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v13) — Question 183

Bella, a security professional working at an IT firm, finds that a security breach has occurred while transferring important files. Sensitive data, employee usernames, and passwords are shared in plaintext, paving the way for hackers to perform successful session hijacking. To address this situation, Bella implemented a protocol that sends data using encryption and digital certificates.
Which of the following protocols is used by Bella?

Answer options

• A. FTPS
• B. FTP
• C. HTTPS
• D. IP

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A, FTPS, as it is specifically designed to encrypt file transfers using SSL/TLS, which protects sensitive data. FTP does not offer any encryption, making it insecure for transferring sensitive information. HTTPS is primarily used for secure web communications, and IP is a network layer protocol that does not provide encryption capabilities.