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Comptia Security +: Domain4 Application Security
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1. Used by java to verify the code for a list of predetermined insecurities
P2P
bytecode verifier
cookie hijacking
application
2. Protocols used in this layer (ARP
security objective definition - application review - application decomposition - threat identification - vulnerability identification
peer to peer
data link
open mail relay
3. Cause of open SMTP relays
misconfigured mail server
vulnerability identification
digitally signed java control
security objective definition
4. Categories of XSS
session
reflected and stored
cookies
input validation
5. A method of code signing - allows developers to obtain digital certificate generated by a certificate authority and digitally sign ActiveX controls
vbscript and jscript
security objective definition
authenticode
stack and heap
6. Server misused to forward spam - DoS conditions - damage to brand - blacklist on spam sites are risks associated with
common off the shelf
cookies
open mail relay
physical
7. Key functionality (how the application works) is identified and an application diagram developed in this phase of threat modeling
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Data Link - Physical
application review
application gateways
presentation
8. OSI layer 2 - verify the connection between two devices is intact (i.e. physical addressing)
security objective definition
cross-site scripting
stack
data link
9. OSI layer responsible for path determination and logical addressing - routers operate at this layer
Internet - Local Intranet - Trusted Sites - Restricted Sites
network
common off the shelf
cookies
10. OSI layer attributed with 75% of malicious attacks
physical
application
data link
cookie poisoning
11. Attack that occurs when a user navigates to a web site and hostile content is automatically downloaded and executed
session - persistent - tracking
application review
presentation
drive by download
12. Attackers sniff network traffic and capture a cookie download or gain access to a computer and view locally stored cookie
reflected XSS
cookie hijacking
transport
data link
13. Area of the memory where dynamically allocated variables are stored
heap
common off the shelf
bytecode verifier
peer to peer
14. An attack that occurs when malicious code is injected into a web site - where it is downloaded and executed by other users
reflected and stored
XSS
session
vulnerability identification
15. OSI layer responsible for data representation and encryption (MIME
presentation
application
authenticode
XSS attacks
16. Type - length - format - range
data link
peer to peer
input validation criteria
security objective definition - application review - application decomposition - threat identification - vulnerability identification
17. Phases of threat modeling
security objective definition - application review - application decomposition - threat identification - vulnerability identification
stack
peer to peer
data link
18. Two types of buffer overflows
stack and heap
application
misconfigured mail server
physical
19. Sensitive information stored within a cookie that is obtained by unauthorized users
transport
vulnerability identification
cookie leaking
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Data Link - Physical
20. OSI layer that provides the means to transfer data between network entities and detect/correct errors that may occur in the physical layer
network
security objective definition
data link
misconfigured mail server
21. OSI layer responsible for end-to-end connections and reliability (i.e. TCP
transport
cross-site scripting
Internet - Local Intranet - Trusted Sites - Restricted Sites
network
22. OSI layer that provides transparent transfer of data between end users
Internet - Local Intranet - Trusted Sites - Restricted Sites
sandboxing
transport
input validation
23. Enforce application software restrictions - virus scan all files - restrict folders shared by other P2P clients are safeguards for
P2P
persistent cookie
security objective definition - application review - application decomposition - threat identification - vulnerability identification
session
24. A scripting language - developed by Netscape to perform client-side web development
buffer overflow
authenticode
data link
javascript
25. Scripting languages - developed by Microsoft to allow developers to extend and reuse web functionality
physical
threat modeling
vbscript and jscript
peer to peer
26. Area of the memory where function calls are stored
session cookie
sandboxing
session
stack
27. A programming language - developed by Sun - used to make small applications (applets) for the Internet and stand alone programs
cookie poisoning
java
common off the shelf
input validation criteria
28. OSI layer that establishes - manages and terminates the connections between the local and remote application
cross-site scripting
cookie poisoning
session
application
29. ARP stands for...
physical
cross-site scripting
address resolution protocol
persistent cookie
30. Can leave the sandbox and obtain access to client resources
java
presentation
data link
digitally signed java control
31. IP address exposure - download of worm/viruses circumventing the firewall - no way to track improper communication - messages in clear text are risks associated with
peer to peer
IM
common off the shelf
cookie leaking
32. A microsoft created technology that enables software applications to share and reuse software components - maybe used to access files on local system or system registry
cross-site scripting
application gateways
javascript
ActiveX
33. Number one safeguard against buffer overflow - XSS - data injection - and DoS attacks
buffer overflow
persistent cookie
input validation
vbscript and jscript
34. Enticing a user to execute malicious code stored on a web server (i.e. via hyperlink in an email)
network
Internet - Local Intranet - Trusted Sites - Restricted Sites
reflected XSS
XSS
35. The unauthorized modification of the data stored within a cookie
threat identification
cookie poisoning
presentation
P2P
36. Target for trojans and viruses - used to transfer stolen/pirated data - unintentional disclosure of data are risks associated with
persistent cookie
session
threat modeling
P2P
37. More data is put into a buffer than it was designed to hold - can be caused deliberately by hackers to run malicious code
P2P
authenticode
buffer overflow
application review
38. Three main cookie types
session - persistent - tracking
network
heap
presentation
39. Attacks targeting buffer overflow and cross-site scripting attack this OSI layer
reflected and stored
persistent cookie
application layer
misconfigured mail server
40. Phase of threat modeling that reviews application ingress and egress data flow and trust boundaries
data link
input validation
P2P
application decomposition
41. XSS stands for
data link
application decomposition
cross-site scripting
cookie hijacking
42. OSI model layers
security objective definition
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Data Link - Physical
ARP spoofing
session
43. This layer formats and encrypts data to be sent across a network - providing freedom from compatibility problems - sometimes called the syntax layer
cookies
presentation
address resolution protocol
P2P
44. OSI layer that provides interhost communication (Named Pipes
session
tracking cookie
application review
input validation
45. Enable the cookie secure-bit setting - avoid using cookies to hold sensitive data - block third-party cookies will prevent ______
Application - Presentation - Session - Transport - Network - Data Link - Physical
application
cookie attacks
cookie poisoning
46. Process to identify and assess a system's security risks
threat modeling
sandboxing
session
cookie leaking
47. Malicious code stored in a web application that is downloaded and executed without the user's knowledge
stored XSS
threat identification
application review
cookie leaking
48. Small text files downloaded and stored on a user's computer that contain information about the user's session and preferences
drive by download
application decomposition
cookies
tracking cookie
49. Protocols used in this layer - IP
network
threat modeling
presentation
data link
50. Security zone options offered by Internet Explorer
ActiveX
Internet - Local Intranet - Trusted Sites - Restricted Sites
P2P
data link