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CISSP Security Architecture And Design

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






2. Accreditation is also defined as an ____________________ by a designated authority that an information system is approved to operate in a particular security configuration with a prescribed set of safeguards






3. What Orange Book security rating is reserved for systems that have been evaluated but fail to meet the criteria and requirements of the higher divisions?






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






5. 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.






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






7. System Architecture that separates system functionality into Hierarchical layers






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






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






10. The centerpiece of the DoD Rainbow Series publications.Developed by the National Computer Security Center (NCSC)?






11. Contains the ending address






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






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






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






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






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






17. Bell-LaPadula Model - ____________ : A subject at a given security level can NOT READ data that reside at a higher security level.






18. Succesfully Evaluated products are placed on?






19. The total(sum)combination of protection mechanisms within a computer system. The TCB includes hardware - software - and firmware.






20. Which uses Protection Profiles and Security Targets?






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






22. Involves sharing the processor amoung all ready processes






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






24. Bell-LaPadula Model - ______________: A subject that has read and write capabilities can only perform those functions at the same security level - nothing higher and nothing lower.






25. The TCB is the ________________ within a computer system that work together to enforce a security policy.






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






27. The Biba Model - ______________: A Subject cannot write data to an object at a higher integrity level (No write Up)






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






29. The Bell-LaPadula Model is a _______________.






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






31. The Biba model (introduced in 1977) - The Sutherland model (published in 1986) - The Brewer-Nash model (published in 1989)






32. 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.






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






34. 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






35. The first mathematical model of a multi-level security policy used to define the concept of a secure state - the modes of access - and rules for granting access?






36. 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.






37. The process of Evaluating the security stance of the software or system against a selected set of standards or policies. This may precede accreditation but is not a required precursor.






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






39. 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






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






41. Which is an ISO standard product evaluation criteria that supersedes several different criteria






42. Commonly referred to as The Big Mess Because of its lack of structure. MS-DOS is an example of a monolithic operation system






43. Levels of Security and Levels of Trust Lower Letters of the alphabet represent higher levels of security. Higher numbers indicate a greater level of trust.






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






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






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






47. An abstract machine which must mediate all access to subjects to objects - be protected from modification - be verifiable as correct - and is always invoked






48. Each data object must contain a classification label and each subject must have a clearance label.






49. TCSEC addresses Confidentiality - but _____________ . The TCSEC focuses mainly on one attribute of Security Confidentiality.






50. Configuration management is also defined in the Orange Book BUT As a _____________________ and NOT an operational assurance requirement.