Question

_______________ is the simplest form of authentication where the user's name and password are transmitted over a network and compared to a table of name-password pairs. Typically, the passwords stored in the table are encrypted; however, the transmissions of the passwords are in cleartext, unencrypted. This is it's main weakness. The Basic Authentication feature built into HTTP uses this form of authentication. A) Digest Authentication

B) Kerberos

C) NTLM (NT LAN Manager) Authentication

D) Basic Authentication

Answer 1

The simplest form of authentication described, which is also used by HTTP's Basic Authentication feature and transmits names and passwords in cleartext, is D) Basic Authentication.

Step-by-step explanation:

The simplest form of authentication, where the user's name and password are transmitted over a network and compared to a table of name-password pairs, is Basic Authentication. In this method, passwords are usually encrypted when stored, however, when they are transmitted they are in cleartext (unencrypted), which constitutes its main weakness. The Basic Authentication feature built into HTTP utilizes this form of authentication. Among the options A) Digest Authentication, B) Kerberos, C) NTLM (NT LAN Manager) Authentication, and D) Basic Authentication, the correct answer is D) Basic Authentication.