350-601 Storage Network Practice Question
During an iSCSI deployment, an administrator configures CHAP authentication between the initiator and target. Which statement about CHAP in iSCSI is correct?
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Why each option matters
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In one-way CHAP, only the initiator is authenticated to the target.
One-way CHAP uses a secret configured on both sides, but two-way CHAP (mutual authentication) uses separate secrets in each direction.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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CHAP authentication is performed after the iSCSI login phase is complete.
Why it's wrong here
CHAP occurs during the iSCSI login phase before the session is established.
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The CHAP secret is sent in cleartext over the network.
Why it's wrong here
CHAP does not send the secret; it uses a challenge-response mechanism.
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CHAP uses a one-way hash to authenticate the target to the initiator only.
Why it's wrong here
Standard iSCSI CHAP authenticates the initiator to the target; mutual CHAP does both.
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In one-way CHAP, only the initiator is authenticated to the target.
Why this is correct
In one-way CHAP, the target authenticates the initiator; mutual CHAP provides two-way authentication.
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