A company wants to make sure that users are required to authenticate prior to being allowed on the network.
Which of the following is the BEST way to accomplish this?
A . 802.1x
B . 802.1p
C . Single sign-on
D . Kerberos
Answer: A
Explanation:
For security purposes, some switchesrequire users to authenticate themselves (that is, provide credentials, such as a username and password, to prove who they are) before gaining access to the rest of the network. A standards-based method of enforcing user authentication is IEEE 802.1X.