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CISSP Security Architecture And Design

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1. 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.






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






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






4. Individual subjects must be uniquely identified.






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






6. Includes the security kernel as well as other security-related system functions that are within the boundary of the trusted computing base. System elements that are outside of the security perimeter need not be trusted.






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






8. Applications and user activity






9. Using TPs (Transformation Procedures) to modify CDIs (Constrained Data) items is refered to as Well-Formed transaction






10. What is called the formal acceptance of the adequacy of a system's overall security by management?






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






12. The biggest difference between System High Security Mode and Dedicated Security Mode is: ______.






13. In B2 Subjects and devices requre labels and the system must NOT allow ________. No Trapdoors exists.






14. The security mechanisms and the system as a whole must perform predictably and acceptably in different situations continuously.






15. All users have a clearance for and a formal need to know about - all data processed with the system.






16. Discretionary protection






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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






23. Data in Cache can be accessed much more quickly than Data






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






25. 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?






26. The Bell-LaPadula Model is a _______________.






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






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






29. Which uses Protection Profiles and Security Targets?






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






37. 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






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






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






40. The Biba Model adresses _____________________.






41. TCB contains The Security Kernel and all ______________.






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






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






44. 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






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






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






47. Ensuring thta information does not flow from a higher security lever to a lower level in the Bell-LaPadula Model is referred to as ___________________ - which would take place through a "write down" operation. (An actual compromise occurs if and when






48. 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






49. 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.






50. 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