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SSCP Practice Question: Drag and drop the steps for a typical TLS 1.3…
Drag and drop the steps for a typical TLS 1.3 handshake into the correct order.
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ClientHello, then ServerHello, then EncryptedExtensions, then Finished from server, then Finished from client
TLS 1.3 reduces round trips: ClientHello, ServerHello, EncryptedExtensions, Finished from server, Finished from client.
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ClientHello, then ServerHello, then EncryptedExtensions, then Finished from server, then Finished from client
Why this is correct
This is the correct order for a TLS 1.3 handshake, which reduces round trips by combining key exchange and authentication messages.
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ClientHello, then ServerHello, then Finished from client, then EncryptedExtensions, then Finished from server
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because Finished from client cannot occur before EncryptedExtensions and Finished from server; the client must wait for server's Finished to compute its own.
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ClientHello, then EncryptedExtensions, then ServerHello, then Finished from server, then Finished from client
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because EncryptedExtensions is sent after ServerHello, not before; the server must first send its Hello to negotiate parameters.
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ServerHello, then ClientHello, then EncryptedExtensions, then Finished from server, then Finished from client
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because the handshake always begins with ClientHello; the server cannot send its Hello first.
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