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CISSP Security Architecture And Design

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1. The Indexed memory addresses that software uses






2. Accreditation is the authorization by management to _____________________. This authorization may be either provisional or full.






3. The Policy must be explicit and well defined and enforced by the mechanisms within the system






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Which can be used as a covert channel?






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






14. When a computer spends more time moving data from one small portion of memory to another THAN Actually processing the data






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






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






17. 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.






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






19. Minimal Security






20. 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.






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






22. Contains the ending address






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






24. Discretionary protection






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






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






27. The Orange Book describes four hierarchical levels to categorize security systems. Which levels require mandatory protection?






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






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






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






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






32. B1 is also called "Labeled Security" and each data object must have a classification label and each subject a clearance label. On each access attempt - the classification and clearance are checked to verify that the access is permissible.






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






35. TCSEC provides a means to evaluate ______________________.






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






37. Documentation must be provided - including test - design - and specification document - user guides and manuals






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






39. In an automated system ________________ could be achieved by: A computer system designed to identify individuals responsible for any input.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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