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CISSP Security Architecture And Design

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1. What does the * (star) property mean in the Bell-LaPadula model?






2. As per FDA data should be ______________________________.






3. What prevents a process from accessing another process' data?






4. Applications and user activity






5. Which increases the performance in a computer by overlapping the steps of different instructions?






6. Which evaluation class of the Trusted Network Interpretation (TNI) offers security domains?






7. In B2 Distinct address spaces must be provided to _________ - and a covert channel analysis is conducted. B2 adds assurance by adding requirements to the design of the system






8. In ______________ the subject must have: Need to Know for ALL the information contained within the system.






9. Execute one instruction at a time.






10. Users need to be Identified individually to provide more precise acces control and auditing functionality.






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






12. According to the Orange Book - which security level is the first to require a system to protect against covert timing channels?






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






14. Bell-LaPadula - ______________: This rule is based on named subjects and objects. It specifies that specific permissions allow a subject to pass on permissions to pass on permissions at its own discretion. These permissions are stored in an access ma






15. Succesfully Evaluated products are placed on?






16. The subject must have Need to Know for ONLY the information they are trying to access.






17. Which computer design approaches is based on the fact that in earlier technologies - the instruction fetch was the longest part of the cycle






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






19. I/O drivers and utilities






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






21. The Availability - Integrity and confidentiality requirements of multitasking operating systems






22. Best defined as a mode of system termination that automatically leaves system processes and components in a secure state when a failure occurs or is detected in the system?






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






24. Requires more stringent authentication mechanisms and well-defined interfaces among layers.






25. The Bell-LaPaula Model's main goal was to ___________________ in an unauthorized manner. (Developed by the US gov)






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






27. A form of ROM(Read-Only Memory) that can be modified after it has been manufactured. It can only be programmed only one time.






28. An organization within the National Security Agency (NSA) is responsible for Evaluating computer systems and products. The Trusted Product Evaluation program (TPEP) oversees the testing by approved entities of commercial products against a specific s






29. Which is a straightforward approach that provides access rights to subjects for objects?






30. When a vendor submits a product for evaluation - it submits it to the ____________.






31. The Orange book requires protection against two_____________ - which are these Timing and Storage






32. Contains the ending address






33. Happen because input data is not checked for appropriate length at time of input






34. A nonvolatile storage media etc computer hard drive - floppy disks and CD-ROMs






35. A type of memory used for High-speed writing and reading activities.






36. The Bell-LaPadula model Subjects and Objects are ___________.






37. Which in the Orange Book ratings represents the highest level of trust?






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






39. In both the Bell-LaPadula and Biba Models if the word "Simple is used ______________.






40. Mandatory Protection






41. When the address location that is specified in the program instruction contains the address of the final desired location.






42. In B1 the security policy is based on Informal statement and the design specifications are reviewed and verified where as in B2 the ___________________ - and the system design and implementation are subject to more thorough review and testing procedu






43. TCB contains The Security Kernel and all ______________.






44. Discretionary access control is based on individuals and/or groups. It requires a separation of users and information and identification and authentication of individual entities






45. The Orange Book describes four hierarchical levels to categorize security systems. Which levels require mandatory protection?






46. Simpler instructions that require fewer clock cycles to execute.






47. Trusted facility management is an assurance requirement only for ________________.






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






49. The Bell-LaPadula Model is a _______________.






50. The total combination of protection mechanisms within a computer system