Test your basic knowledge |

CISSP Security Architecture And Design

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Operating System Kernel






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






7. Certification is a Technical review that assesses the _____________ - where as Accreditation is management's Official acceptance of the information in the Certification process findings.






8. A is a form of EPROM - but its data storage can be erased and modified electrically by onboard programming circuitry and signals.






9. Involves sharing the processor amoung all ready processes






10. The Bell-LaPadula Model is a _______________.






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






12. 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






13. Users are trusted but a certain level of accountability is required. C2 over is seen as the most reasonable class for commmercial applications - but the level of protection is still relatively weak.






14. Components considered as part of the Trusted Computing Base (from the Orange Book) are?






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






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






17. Intended for environments that require systems to handle classified data.






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






19. What does the simple security (ss) property mean in the Bell-LaPadula model?






20. If an operating system permits executable objects to be used sequentially by multiple users without a refresh of the objects - what security problem is most likely to exist?






21. In Access Control terms it means to be higher than or equal to. In the Bell-Lapadula Model - this is refered to as the dominance relation - which is the relationship of the subject's clearance to the object's classification

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


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






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






24. The Red Book aka Trusted Network Interpretation (TNI) - provides _________________ for Trusted computer and communications network systems under the areas of assurance requirements






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






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






27. Mandatory access control is enfored by the use of security labels.






28. 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.






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






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






31. The Orange book does NOT Cover ________________ - And Database management systems






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






33. What does the Clark-Wilson security model focus on






34. The Biba Model adresses _____________________.






35. 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 ___________.






36. The reference monitor - in accordance with the security policy - ____________ that are made in the access control database.






37. Should always trace to individuals responsible for observing and recording the data






38. The reference monitor is an access control concept - Referring to ________________ that mediates all accesses to objects by subjects based on information in an access control database.






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. System Architecture that separates system functionality into Hierarchical layers






49. To ensure that the Trusted Computing Base is not tampered with during shipment or installation.






50. In the Bell-LaPadula Model the Subject's Label contains ___________________.