A student is learning about authentication protocols and how they are used to communicate with AAA servers. Which statement describes a characteristic of such protocols?

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A student is learning about authentication protocols and how they are used to communicate with AAA servers. Which statement describes a characteristic of such protocols?

  • TACACS+ is a standard mostly Cisco equipment support, while RADIUS is an open standard.
  • TACACS+ combines authentication and authorization, while RADIUS separates AAA according to the AAA architecture.
  • RADIUS is considered the more secure protocol because all RADIUS protocol exchanges are encrypted.
  • RADIUS uses a bidirectional challenge and response (CHAP), while TACACS+ uses a unidirectional challenge.

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