CompTIA Security+ Question J-46

A security analyst noticed a colleague typing the following command:
`Telnet some-host 443’
Which of the following was the colleague performing?

A. A hacking attempt to the some-host web server with the purpose of achieving a distributed denial of service attack.
B. A quick test to see if there is a service running on some-host TCP/443, which is being routed correctly and not blocked by a firewall.
C. Trying to establish an insecure remote management session. The colleague should be using SSH or terminal services instead.
D. A mistaken port being entered because telnet servers typically do not listen on port 443.

Answer: B

Explanation:
B: The Telnet program parameters are: telnet is the name or IP address of the remote server to connect to. is the port number of the service to use for the connection. TCP port 443 provides the HTTPS (used for secure web connections) service; it is the default SSL port. By running the Telnet some-host 443 command, the security analyst is checking that routing is done properly and not blocked by a firewall.