ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) Practice Question
In the seven-layer OSI model, which of the following tasks is the primary responsibility of the Presentation layer and not of the Application or Session layers?
Routing packets across internetworks based on logical addressing
Encrypting and decrypting data to ensure confidentiality before transmission
Establishing, maintaining, and terminating communication dialogs between hosts
Managing end-to-end reliable data transport through flow control and sequencing
The Presentation layer (Layer 6) focuses on how data is formatted, translated, or protected so that the Application layer can understand it regardless of differences in encoding schemes across systems. Typical services include character set translation, data compression, and encryption/decryption. Encrypting and decrypting data therefore falls squarely within this layer's scope. Reliable end-to-end transport with flow control and sequencing is handled by the Transport layer, not the Presentation layer. Establishing, maintaining, and terminating communication sessions is the role of the Session layer (Layer 5). Routing packets based on logical (IP) addressing occurs at the Network layer (Layer 3). Thus, only the encryption/decryption function aligns with Layer 6.
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