Question 530
The network architecture board discusses the following: A design proposal assumes a carrier Layer 2 VPN automatically provides cryptographic confidentiality to all transported data. Which technical principle BEST explains the design decision?
Explanation
Correct Answer
Layer 2 VPN isolation is distinct from end-to-end payload encryption and depends on carrier trust boundaries. The correct engineering response is: Add encryption if confidentiality is required rather than assuming a Layer 2 pseudowire is intrinsically encrypted. The observable check is: A packet capture on an untrusted transport path shows only protected payload where encryption is mandated.
Incorrect Answers
Layer 2 VPN isolation is distinct from end-to-end payload encryption and depends on carrier trust boundaries. The offered choice instead concerns a different principle: DMVPN uses hub-assisted next-hop resolution to support dynamic spoke connectivity over multipoint GRE, commonly secured with IPsec. Those technical conditions are not interchangeable.
Layer 2 VPN isolation is distinct from end-to-end payload encryption and depends on carrier trust boundaries. The offered choice instead concerns a different principle: IPsec secures eligible IP packets using negotiated security associations; GRE alone does not encrypt them. Those technical conditions are not interchangeable.
Layer 2 VPN isolation is distinct from end-to-end payload encryption and depends on carrier trust boundaries. The offered choice instead concerns a different principle: Cellular WAN connectivity provides a separate access medium but has latency, availability and usage constraints. Those technical conditions are not interchangeable.