CompTIA Security+ Question J-78

Which of the following MOST interferes with network-based detection techniques?

A. Mime-encoding
B. SSL
C. FTP
D. Anonymous email accounts

Answer: B

Explanation:
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is used to establish secure TCP communication between two machines by encrypting the communication. Encrypted communications cannot easily be inspected for anomalies by network-based intrusion detection systems (NIDS).