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Protocols
Common Protocols and their Functions
Question | Answer |
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What ports and protocol is used for FTP? What is FTP? | 20 & 21 - TCP - File Transfer Protocol - Used to exchange and manipulate files |
What ports and protocol is used for SSH? What is SSH? | 22 - TCP - Secure Shell - allows data to be exchaned using a secure channel between two network devices. |
What ports and protocol is used for SMTP? What is SMTP? | 25 - TCP - Simple Mailing Transfer Protocol - Used for SENDING Mail |
What ports and protocol is used for TACACS? What is TACACS? | 49 - Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System - remote authetication protocol that is used to communicate with an authenticaiton server. Commonly used in UNIX networks. |
What ports and protocol is used for DNS? What is DNS? | 53 - TCP & UDP - Domain Naming System - serves as a 'phone book' for the network by translating human-friendly node names into IP addresses |
What ports and protocol is used for DHCP? What is DHCP? | 67 & 68 - UDP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol - used by hosts to retrieve IP address assignments and other configuration information. |
What ports and protocol is used for SNMP? What is SNMP? | 161 - UDP - Simple Network Management Protocol - used in network management system to monitor network attached devices. |
What ports and protocol is used for Kerberos? What is Kerberos? | 500 - UDP - A network authentication protocol designed to provide strong authentication for client/server application by using secret-key cryptography. |
What ports and protocol is used for L2TP? What is L2TP? | 1701 - UDP - L2TP - Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol - used to support virtual private networks. It relies on an encryptio protocol that is passed within the tunnel to provide privacy. |
What ports and protocol is used for HTTP? What is HTTP? | 80 - TCP - Hypertext Transfer Protocol - used to retrieve inter-linked resources called hyper text documents. |
What ports and protocol is used for POP? What is POP? | 110 - TCP - Post Office Protocol - used for receiving email |
What ports and protocol is used for IMAP? What is IMAP? | 143 - TCP - Internet Message Access Protocol - used for receiving email |
What ports and protocol is used for HTTPS? What is HTTPS? | 443 - TCP - Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure - creates a secure channel over an insecure network. |
What ports and protocol is used for RDP? What is RDP? | 3389 - TCP - Remote Desktop Protocol - provides graphical interface to another computer. |
What ports and protocol is used for LDAP? What is LDAP? | 389 - TCP - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol - for querying and modifying directory services. |