Chapter 5 Review Questions & Answers
| 1: | What is the function of the control connection? |
| A1: | Answer: The control connection provides a mechanism to authenticate a peer, and dynamically establish, maintain, and tear down data sessions. |
| 2: | Is a control connection required? Why or why not? |
| A2: | Answer: A control connection is not required if L2TPv3 sessions are statically configured. |
| 3: | What is the function of the session ID and the cookie? |
| A3: | Answer: The session ID is used to associate data (session) messages with attachment circuits. The cookie provides additional assurance that data messages are associated with the correct attachment circuit, as well as protecting against blind insertion attacks. |
| 4: | For what are the Message Digest and Control Message ... |
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