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CISSP Security Architecture And Design

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1. B3 is also called "Security Domains" and imposes more granularity in each protection mechanism.






2. In which users are processing information at the same sensitivity level; thus - strict access control and auditing measures are not required. It would be a trusted envirnment with low security concerns.






3. A channel within a computer system or network that is designed for the authorized transfer of information is identified as a(n)?






4. Another word for Primary storage and distinguishes physical memory from virtual memory.






5. The object reuse concept must also be invoked - meaning that any medium holding data must not contain any remnants of information after it is released for another subject to use. All data must be efficiently erased once the subject is doen with the m






6. The _________________ specified in the Orange Book are: System architecture - System integrity - Covert channel analysis - Trusted facility management and Trusted recovery.






7. The Biba Model is not concerned with security levels and confidentiality. It uses _________________.






8. The Security Model Incorporates the ____________ that should be enforced in the system.






9. The hardware - firmware and software elements of a trusted computing base that implement the reference monitor concept.






10. In access control terms - the word "dominate" refers to ___________.






11. The Physical memory address that the CPU uses






12. The Biba Model - ______________: A subject cannot request service (invoke) to subjects of higher integrity






13. B1 is also called "Labeled Security" and each data object must have a classification label and each subject a clearance label. On each access attempt - the classification and clearance are checked to verify that the access is permissible.






14. The C2 evaluation class of the _________________ offers controlled access protection.






15. Which integrity model defines a constrained data item - an integrity verification procedure and a transformation procedure?






16. The *-Property rule is refered to as ____________.






17. A Policy based control. All objects and systems have a sensitivity level assigned to them






18. According to the Orange Book - trusted facility management is not required for which security levels?






19. Which Orange Book evaluation level is described as "Controlled Access Protection"? - This class requires a more granular method of providing access control. The system must enforce strict logon procedures and provide decision-making capabilites when






20. A logical form of separation used by secure computing systems - Processes are _____________ so that each cannot access objects outside its permitted domain






21. What model use an access control triples and requires that the system maintain separation of duty ?






22. Based on the Bell-LaPadula Security model - and evidence of reference monitor enforcement must be available.






23. The Bell-LaPadula Model is a _______________ that enforces Confidentiality aspect of access control. Formed by David Bell and Leonard LaPadula.






24. What access control technique is also known as multilevel security?






25. A1 is also called "Verified Design" and requires formal verification of the design and specifications.






26. System Architecture that separates system functionality into Hierarchical layers






27. When a portion of primary memory is accessed by specifying the actual address of the memory location






28. In the Orange Book - functionality and assurance are NOT _____________ as they are in the ITSEC and the Common Criteria.






29. Intended for environments that require systems to handle classified data.






30. The type of environment that would require A1 systems is the most secure of secure environments. It deals with top-secret information and cannot adequately trust anyone using the systems without strict authentication - restrictions and auditing.






31. The Biba Model - _____________: A subject cannot read data from a lower Integrity level " No Read Down"






32. Which would be designated as objects on a MAC system?






33. Logical access control mechanisms are used to enforce authentication and the uniquenes of each individual's identification.






34. THE (Technische Hogeschool Eindhoven) - VAX/VMS - Multics and Unix . THE and Multics are no longer in use






35. Reference Monitor is responsible for ______________ it compares the security labels of a subject and an object






36. In both the Bell-LaPadula and Biba Models if the word "* or Star is used - _______________.






37. For rhe type of environment that processes sensitive data that require a higher degree of security. It requires systems that are relatively resistant to peneration and compromise






38. Which can be used as a covert channel?






39. Security Policies that prevent information from flowing from a higher security level to a lower security level are called ____________.






40. A process that resides in a privileged domain to be able to execute its instructions and process its data with the assurance that programs in a different domain can NOT negatively affect its environment.






41. Access control labels must be associated properly with objects.






42. The reserved hard drive space used to Extend RAM capabilities. Windows system use the pagefile.sys file to reserve this space






43. The Reserved hard drive space used to to extend RAM capabilites.






44. The Security Kernel is the Core of The TCB and is the _____________ to building trusted computing systems.






45. Based on The Bell-LaPadula model - because it allows for multilevel security to be integrated into the code.






46. A subject at a given clearance may not read an object at a higher classification






47. Certification is a Technical review that assesses the _____________ - where as Accreditation is management's Official acceptance of the information in the Certification process findings.






48. What does the Clark-Wilson security model focus on






49. A system uses the Reference Monitor to ___________________ of a subject and an object?






50. What does the simple integrity axiom mean in the Biba model?