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Comptia Security +: Os Hardening
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Access control method used by organizations that have a high turn over
RBAC
hotfix
database hardening
20 and 21
2. kerberos port
25
configuration baselines
baselining
88
3. SSH port
FTP hardening
22
FAT
domain name service
4. LDAP authentication method not recommended
88
RBAC
anonymous authentication
DHCP
5. SMTP port
encrypted file system
25
baselining
49
6. Standard setup used when configuring machines - provide a starting point and consistent setup
configuration baselines
DHCP hardening
anonymous authentication
network news transfer protocol
7. Isolate directories - place server in DMZ - disallow anonymous access - audit logs - and review contents for unauthorized material
TACACS
FTP hardening
110
hotfix
8. Highly configurable - discretionary - job based access control - more flexible that MAC - more precise that groups
file and print sharing hardening
SSL
DHCP hardening
RBAC
9. NAC stands for
53
domain name service
FTP hardening
network access control
10. RBAC stands for ____________ access control
network access control
25
23
role-based
11. Misconfiguration of an email server that could allow it to be used by an attacker to spread spam
open mail relay
discretionary
FTP hardening
mandatory
12. A DNS server is fed altered or spoofed records that are retained and then duplicated elsewhere
configuration baselines
DNS poisoning
domain name service
DAC
13. SNMP stand for...
simple network management protocol
endpoint based
simple mail transport protocol
service pack
14. MAC stands for ____________ access control
22
mandatory
encrypted file system
dynamic host configuration protocol
15. A cryptographic protocol that provides security for communications over networks such as the Internet
MAC
DHCP
organizational unit
SSL
16. IPSec port
20 and 21
53
DNS poisoning
500
17. NNTP port
MAC
119
baselining
80
18. Used to deliver news articles to users on the Internet - vulnerable to DoS attacks
mandatory
dynamic host configuration protocol
500
NNTP
19. An accumulated set of software updates or hotfixes from Microsoft
hardware based
encrypted file system
infrastructure based
service pack
20. Enable and monitor logs - perform regular backups - use file encryption - enable account lockout and strong user name and password
file and print sharing hardening
161
hardware based
443
21. Microsoft software packages that contain one or more patches and can be applied without rebooting
infrastructure based
hotfix
patches
simple mail transport protocol
22. LDAP authentication method that uses clear text
RBAC
simple authentication
DAC
DAC
23. Is a UDP-based network protocol - used mostly in network management systems to monitor network-attached devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention
SNMP
119
simple network management protocol
DNS hardening
24. NNTP stands for
domain name service
DNS hardening
FTP hardening
network news transfer protocol
25. DNS port
OS hardening
MAC
53
infrastructure based
26. EFS stands for...
DNS hardening
20 and 21
encrypted file system
network access control
27. Help to make sure devices meet security standards before they are allowed to connect to the network
organizational unit
MAC
23
NAC
28. Four ways to implement group policies
500
local - site - domain - OU
baselining
DHCP hardening
29. Protocol for assigning dynamic IP addresses to devices on a network
DHCP
DMZ
161
119
30. Recommended LDAP authentication
DAC
Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System
infrastructure based
simple authentication with security layer LDAPv3
31. SMTP port
80
RBAC
hotfix
25
32. SAN stands for...
hotfix
configuration management policy
DAC
storage area network
33. DHCP stands for...
dynamic host configuration protocol
DHCP hardening
file and print sharing hardening
anonymous authentication
34. Define security settings and user's desktop environment on group of computers
25
mandatory
group policies
configuration management policy
35. The process of establishing a standard for security
baselining
configuration management policy
OS hardening
25
36. Label-based - hard coded access controls - at multiple levels - applied to all objects
110
MAC
SNMP
network access control
37. NetBIOS port
simple authentication
139
anonymous authentication
simple authentication with security layer LDAPv3
38. OU stands for...
dynamic host configuration protocol
system hardening
organizational unit
500
39. Most restrictive access control method that uses security labels to control access
139
OS hardening
simple network management protocol
MAC
40. Bind MAC addresses of network devices to IP address - monitor logs - apply security patches - use IDS and strong authentication to detect rogue servers
database hardening
MAC
simple authentication
DHCP hardening
41. NAC method where organizations must run the current hardware and operating systems
infrastructure based
TACACS
MAC
49
42. HTTP SSL port
23
443
simple mail transport protocol
RBAC
43. SNMP port
53
161
DHCP hardening
network access control
44. TACACS port
dynamic host configuration protocol
database hardening
simple authentication with security layer LDAPv3
49
45. DNS stands for...
simple authentication
domain name service
389
MAC
46. Access control method that uses ACLs
DAC
anonymous authentication
DNS hardening
database hardening
47. Issued by software vendors to fix bugs - address security issues or add functionality
patches
49
file and print sharing hardening
NNTP
48. A subnet on the network that separates the internal network from publicly exposed hosts
RBAC
20 and 21
DHCP hardening
DMZ
49. Defining the software and hardware components that can be used in an organization
configuration management policy
simple authentication with security layer LDAPv3
network access control
hardware based
50. LDAP stands for...
hotfix
110
simple authentication
lightweight directory access protocol