What is Kerberos?

What is Kerberos?
A .  A three-headed dog from the egyptian mythology.
B .  A trusted third-party authentication protocol.
C .  A security model.
D .  A remote authentication dial in user server.

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Answer: B

Explanation: Is correct because that is exactly what Kerberos is.

The following answers are incorrect: A three-headed dog from Egyptian mythology. Is incorrect because we are dealing with Information Security and not the Egyptian mythology but the Greek Mythology.

A security model. Is incorrect because Kerberos is an authentication protocol and not just a security model.

A remote authentication dial in user server. Is incorrect because Kerberos is not a remote authentication dial in user server that would be called RADIUS.