An intranet that allows outside users with partial access is called what?

• A. Extranet
• B. Intranet
• C. VPN
• D. DMZ

Answer: (A)

Extending access to trusted outside partners while keeping the rest of the internal network protected is called an extranet. An extranet takes an organization’s intranet and makes selected resources available to external users with proper authentication and authorization, usually through secure portals or VPN connections. This lets outside collaborators view or interact with specifically permitted data without exposing the entire internal network.

In contrast, an intranet is meant for internal staff only; a VPN provides a secure connection for remote users but isn’t by itself the concept of partial access to internal resources; a DMZ hosts publicly accessible services to the internet and isn’t about granting partial internal access either.