IPSec creates secure connections in five steps. Put the following steps in order of operation: 1. Key management 2. Data transfer 3. Security negotiations 4. IPSec initiation 5. Termination

IPSec creates secure connections in five steps. Put the following steps in order of operation: 1. Key management 2. Data transfer 3. Security negotiations 4. IPSec initiation 5. Termination

• A. 4, 1, 3, 2, 5
• B. 1, 4, 3, 2, 5
• C. 5, 3, 1, 2, 4
• D. 2, 3, 1, 4, 5

Answer: (A)

IPSec sets up a secure channel in stages, starting with initiating the connection so peers know you want to communicate securely. After initiation, you handle key management to create and exchange the cryptographic keys that will protect the traffic. Once keys are in place, you move into security negotiations to decide the exact algorithms, modes, and lifetimes that will govern the session and to establish the Security Associations. With the SAs and keys established, data can then be transferred securely. When the session is finished, termination cleanly closes the connection and frees resources. This sequence matches the order: IPSec initiation, key management, security negotiations, data transfer, termination.

IPSec sets up a secure channel in stages, starting with initiating the connection so peers know you want to communicate securely. After initiation, you handle key management to create and exchange the cryptographic keys that will protect the traffic. Once keys are in place, you move into security negotiations to decide the exact algorithms, modes, and lifetimes that will govern the session and to establish the Security Associations. With the SAs and keys established, data can then be transferred securely. When the session is finished, termination cleanly closes the connection and frees resources. This sequence matches the order: IPSec initiation, key management, security negotiations, data transfer, termination.