Multiple choice

Which of the following protocols is used when the delivery protocol encapsulates a different payload protocol?

Users can sometimes sneak through a firewall, using a protocol that the firewall would normally block, but wrapped inside a protocol that the firewall does not block, such as HTTP. If the firewall policy does not specifically exclude this kind of wrapping, this trick can function to get around the intended firewall policy.

  1. Proxy server

  2. HTTP

  3. Firewall

  4. Tunneling

  5. Pseudo wire

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Computer networks use a tunneling protocol when one network protocol (the delivery protocol) encapsulates a different payload protocol. By using tunneling one can (for example) carry a payload over an incompatible delivery-network, or provide a secure path through an untrusted network.