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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. Centrally managed NAC method requiring installation of software agents on each network client
group policies
open mail relay
endpoint based
patches
2. Making the OS less vulnerable to threats
88
hotfix
network news transfer protocol
hardening
3. DNS port
DHCP hardening
53
MAC
simple mail transport protocol
4. HTTP SSL port
database hardening
NAC
443
lightweight directory access protocol
5. Allows a remote access server to communicate with an authentication server in order to determine if the user has access to the network
TACACS
local - site - domain - OU
organizational unit
encrypted file system
6. Access control method used by organizations that have a high turn over
NAC
RBAC
SSL
dynamic host configuration protocol
7. SMTP port
network attached storage
20 and 21
lightweight directory access protocol
25
8. EFS stands for...
encrypted file system
patches
role-based
endpoint based
9. IPSec port
49
hardening
500
simple mail transport protocol
10. DAC stands for ____________ access control
encrypted file system
DNS poisoning
lightweight directory access protocol
discretionary
11. Access control defined by roles or job functions
DNS hardening
RBAC
encrypted file system
service pack
12. POP3 port
110
161
49
139
13. Recommended LDAP authentication
mandatory
network news transfer protocol
simple authentication with security layer LDAPv3
500
14. SNMP stand for...
RBAC
lightweight directory access protocol
simple network management protocol
DHCP hardening
15. A DNS server is fed altered or spoofed records that are retained and then duplicated elsewhere
DNS poisoning
simple mail transport protocol
22
lightweight directory access protocol
16. Is a UDP-based network protocol - used mostly in network management systems to monitor network-attached devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention
TACACS
file and print sharing hardening
SNMP
discretionary
17. OU stands for...
500
MAC
DNS hardening
organizational unit
18. Issued by software vendors to fix bugs - address security issues or add functionality
25
patches
FTP hardening
file and print sharing hardening
19. LDAP authentication method not recommended
119
TACACS
anonymous authentication
hardware based
20. NAC method where organizations must run the current hardware and operating systems
MAC
hardening
infrastructure based
lightweight directory access protocol
21. Users granted least amount of access possible that enables them to complete their required work
least privileged principle
mandatory
443
MAC
22. A subnet on the network that separates the internal network from publicly exposed hosts
DMZ
22
infrastructure based
dynamic host configuration protocol
23. Define security settings and user's desktop environment on group of computers
group policies
80
security template
discretionary
24. DNS stands for...
hardening
DMZ
local - site - domain - OU
domain name service
25. SMTP stands for...
simple mail transport protocol
configuration management policy
SSL
system hardening
26. Misconfiguration of an email server that could allow it to be used by an attacker to spread spam
MAC
network news transfer protocol
DNS poisoning
open mail relay
27. NAC method requiring installation of a network appliance to monitor network devices and limit connectivity should non compliant activity be detected
simple authentication with security layer LDAPv3
53
mandatory
hardware based
28. Contain possible security settings that can control one or multiple computers
110
security template
Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System
139
29. A remote authentication protocol used to communicate with an authentication server commonly used in UNIX networks.
25
MAC
rule of least privilege
TACACS
30. Used to deliver news articles to users on the Internet - vulnerable to DoS attacks
simple authentication
security template
database hardening
NNTP
31. SMTP port
mandatory
dynamic host configuration protocol
FTP hardening
25
32. Help to make sure devices meet security standards before they are allowed to connect to the network
NAC
23
simple authentication with security layer LDAPv3
baselining
33. HTTP port
80
53
119
DMZ
34. A cryptographic protocol that provides security for communications over networks such as the Internet
network news transfer protocol
SSL
simple authentication
NAC
35. The process of establishing a standard for security
group policies
DHCP hardening
SNMP
baselining
36. Disable default accounts and passwords - regular backups - enable auditing features - monitor user privileges - implement authentication for users and applications
database hardening
NAC
simple mail transport protocol
configuration baselines
37. LDAP stands for...
lightweight directory access protocol
baselining
SNMP
DNS hardening
38. RBAC stands for ____________ access control
role-based
TACACS
security template
25
39. TACACS
Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System
RBAC
storage area network
25
40. Start with the most secure environment - the loosen the controls as needed
rule of least privilege
endpoint based
DAC
25
41. Label-based - hard coded access controls - at multiple levels - applied to all objects
MAC
TACACS
dynamic host configuration protocol
53
42. Bind MAC addresses of network devices to IP address - monitor logs - apply security patches - use IDS and strong authentication to detect rogue servers
DHCP hardening
domain name service
119
20 and 21
43. NAC stands for
network access control
NNTP
88
lightweight directory access protocol
44. Four ways to implement group policies
local - site - domain - OU
NNTP
simple authentication with security layer LDAPv3
25
45. NetBIOS port
88
MAC
139
simple authentication with security layer LDAPv3
46. Transferable access controls applied and controlled by the object owner
RBAC
patches
DAC
MAC
47. FTP ports
RBAC
hardening
20 and 21
open mail relay
48. Access permissions applied by the owner of an object using ACLs - commonly found on PCs
88
DAC
FAT
simple network management protocol
49. Isolate directories - place server in DMZ - disallow anonymous access - audit logs - and review contents for unauthorized material
DNS hardening
23
endpoint based
FTP hardening
50. NAS stands for...
least privileged principle
network attached storage
DHCP hardening
mandatory