CISSP – Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP) — Question 22

IPsec VPN provides a high degree of data privacy by establishing trust points between communicating devices and data encryption. Which of the following encryption methods does IPsec VPN use? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose two.

Answer options

• A. MD5
• B. LEAP
• C. AES
• D. 3DES

Correct answer: D, C

Explanation

IPsec VPN employs AES and 3DES as encryption methods to secure data during transmission. MD5 is a hashing algorithm, and LEAP is an authentication protocol, neither of which provides encryption for data privacy.