A system administrator is tasked to enable authentication on a web server's login page. One of the requirements for the web server is to encrypt authenticated sessions over HTTP protocol for all static HTML pages. Using the information supplied, which of the following default port numbers should be used to satisfy these requirements?
A) 53
B) 8080
C) 143
D) 443

Question

A system administrator is tasked to enable authentication on a web server's login page. One of the requirements for the web server is to encrypt authenticated sessions over HTTP protocol for all static HTML pages. Using the information supplied, which of the following default port numbers should be used to satisfy these requirements?
A) 53
B) 8080
C) 143
D) 443

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Port 443 is the default port for HTTPS, which encrypts data over HTTP, satisfying the requirement for encrypted authenticated sessions.

A System Administrator Is Tasked to Enable Authentication on a Web