SP Network Fundamentals 5

Question 1

Which protocol is used by Salesforce Shield Platform Encryption to secure data at the transport layer?

Accepted Answer

TLS (Transport Layer Security)

Answer

Salesforce uses TLS to encrypt data in transit between clients and Salesforce servers.

Question 2

An organization uses Salesforce with a SAML SSO identity provider. Which network port must be open between the IdP and the user's browser?

Accepted Answer

Port 443 (HTTPS)

Answer

SAML SSO exchanges are browser-mediated over HTTPS on port 443 between the user, IdP, and Salesforce.

Question 3

What does BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) primarily manage?

Accepted Answer

Routing between different autonomous systems on the internet

Answer

BGP is the routing protocol that manages how packets are routed between different autonomous systems (AS) on the internet.

Question 4

When a Salesforce org's My Domain is enabled, what type of DNS record must be created for the custom subdomain?

Accepted Answer

CNAME record pointing to Salesforce infrastructure

Answer

My Domain requires a CNAME record that maps the custom subdomain to Salesforce's infrastructure hostname.

Question 5

Which network security concept ensures that no single point of failure exists in network connectivity to Salesforce?

Accepted Answer

Network redundancy with multiple ISP links and failover routing

Answer

Redundant ISP connections with automatic failover eliminate single points of failure in network connectivity.

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