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CISSP Security Architecture And Design

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1. This type of environment is highly secured environment that processes very sensitive information. It requires systems that are highly resistant to penetration.






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






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






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






5. 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 ___________.






6. 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.






7. Which TCSEC level first addresses object reuse?






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






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






10. Bell-LaPadula model was proposed for enforcing access control in _____________________.






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






19. An imaginary line that separates the trusted components of the TCB from those elements that are NOT trusted?






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






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






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






23. The Biba Model adresses _____________________.






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






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






26. When a computer uses more than one CPU in parallel to execute instructions is known as?






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






28. A set of objects that a subject is able to access






29. When a portion of primary memory is accessed by specifying the actual address of the memory location






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






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






32. 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






33. Used by Windows systems to reserve the "Swap Space"






34. In the Bell-LaPadula Model the Object's Label contains ___________________.






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






36. Which Orange Book evaluation level is described as "Discretionary Security Protection"?






37. 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






38. Based on the Bell-LaPadula Security model - and evidence of reference monitor enforcement must be available.






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






40. What access control technique is also known as multilevel security?






41. 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.






42. 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






43. TCSEC provides a means to evaluate ______________________.






44. 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.






45. The security kernel is the mechanism that _____________ of the reference monitor concept.






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






47. Trusted facility management is an assurance requirement only for ________________.






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






49. Which can be used as a covert channel?






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