Question

The human resources (HR) department has developed a system to allow employees to enroll in benefits via a web site on the corporate Intranet.

Which of the following would protect the confidentiality of the data?

A. SSL encryption

B. Two-factor authentication

C. Encrypted session cookies

D. IP address verification

Answer 1

Answer

A. SSL encryption

Reason:

The main risk in this scenario is confidentiality, therefore the only option which would provide confidentiality is Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption. The remaining options deal with authentication issues.