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CISSP Security Architecture And Design

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






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






3. Buffer overflows occurs when a program or process tries to store more data in a _____________ than it was intended to hold.






4. This class ("Structured Protection") requires more stringent authentication mechanisms and well-defined interfaces between layers. Subjects and devices require labels and the system must not allow covert channels.






5. The group that oversees the processes of evaluation within TCSEC is?






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






7. Ssoftware that is stored within ROM (Read-Only Memory) - (ROM is nonvolatile)






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






9. If a system initializes in a secure state and all allowed state transitions are secure - the every subsequent state will be secure no matter what inputs occur.






10. The Simple Security rule is refered to as______________.






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






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






13. When the RAM and secondary storage are combined the result is __________.






14. The omission of networks and network components in the TCSEC was recognized and addressed in the "Trusted Network Interpretation of the TCSEC" otherwise known as ___________.






15. Based on a known address with an offset value applied.






16. Which Orange Book evaluation level is described as "Verified Design"?






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






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






19. There is only only one class in Division D. Reserved for systems that have been evaluated but fail to meet the criteria and requirements of the higher divisions.






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






21. Applications and user activity






22. The assignment of a specific individual to administer the security-related functions of a system.






23. What is defined as the hardware - firmware and software elements of a trusted computing base that implement the reference monitor concept?






24. Mediates all access and Functions between subjects and objects.






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






26. 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






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






28. A portion of a process. When the thread is generated - it shares the same domain(resources) as its process.






29. Which TCSEC level first addresses object reuse?






30. Which uses Protection Profiles and Security Targets?






31. Bell-LaPadula Model -______________: A subject in a given security level can NOT WRITE information to a LOWER security level.






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






33. 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






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






35. What are the components of an object's sensitivity label?






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






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






38. For a subject to have read access to an object in a Multi-Level Security Policy - it is necessary that the subject's sensitivity label must ____________________.

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






40. Individual subjects must be uniquely identified.






41. A domain of trust that shares a single security policy and single management






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






43. System Architecture that separates system functionality into Hierarchical layers






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






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






46. Which addresses a portion of the primary memory by specifying the actual address of the memory location?






47. Developed after the Bell-LaPadula model. Its a state machine model and is very similar to the Bell-LaPadula Model.






48. Involves sharing the processor amoung all ready processes






49. Security Labels are not required until __________; thus C2 does not require security labels but B1 does






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







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