Network Security Protocols

Prompts and answers

• What is the default port for HTTPS?
  443
• In a passive FTP connection, what does the client send the first command over the command channel?
  PASV
• What does PGP stand for?
  Pretty Good Privacy
• What does GPG stand for?
  Gnu Privacy Guard
• What command would you use to generate a key pair using gpg?
  gpg --gen-key
• Provide the number of the client that encrypts the traffic.
  3
• Does the hello message during the SSL handshake include the TLS version (yea/nay)?
  yea
• During the client initiation process of SOCKS5, what is the SOCKS version if the client sends the first 5 bytes (0x05)?
  5
• Click the View Site button at the top of the task to launch the static site in split view. What is the flag after completing the exercise?
  THM{GOT_THE_SSLKEY}
• What does ESP stand for?
  Encapsulating Security Payload
• Which protocol does the Cisco VPN client use to establish a VPN connection?
  IPsec
• Which protocol does the OpenVPN project use for encryption and authentication?
  SSL/TLS