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Comptia Security +: Os Hardening
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comptia-security-+
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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. SNMP port
anonymous authentication
simple mail transport protocol
161
group policies
2. Recommended LDAP authentication
mandatory
NAC
DHCP
simple authentication with security layer LDAPv3
3. DNS stands for...
DNS poisoning
domain name service
system hardening
encrypted file system
4. Making the OS less vulnerable to threats
hardening
infrastructure based
NAC
SSL
5. SNMP stand for...
simple network management protocol
MAC
domain name service
network news transfer protocol
6. Access control method that uses ACLs
25
20 and 21
network attached storage
DAC
7. TACACS port
simple mail transport protocol
49
hardware based
139
8. MAC stands for ____________ access control
organizational unit
DNS hardening
mandatory
open mail relay
9. NNTP port
DAC
119
DAC
500
10. Defining the software and hardware components that can be used in an organization
389
DMZ
configuration management policy
organizational unit
11. EFS stands for...
MAC
storage area network
443
encrypted file system
12. An accumulated set of software updates or hotfixes from Microsoft
service pack
configuration management policy
SNMP
80
13. LDAP authentication method not recommended
anonymous authentication
110
network access control
161
14. RBAC stands for ____________ access control
RBAC
role-based
DHCP
group policies
15. NAC stands for
group policies
infrastructure based
DAC
network access control
16. Users granted least amount of access possible that enables them to complete their required work
least privileged principle
DNS hardening
hardening
open mail relay
17. Enable and monitor logs - perform regular backups - use file encryption - enable account lockout and strong user name and password
organizational unit
file and print sharing hardening
simple network management protocol
domain name service
18. SMTP stands for...
RBAC
simple mail transport protocol
25
22
19. Telnet port
23
network access control
49
simple authentication
20. Restrict zone transfers to designated servers - restrict users via ACLs who can query zone records - do not use recursive queries
simple network management protocol
DNS hardening
23
open mail relay
21. Allows a remote access server to communicate with an authentication server in order to determine if the user has access to the network
TACACS
88
open mail relay
MAC
22. Disable default accounts and passwords - regular backups - enable auditing features - monitor user privileges - implement authentication for users and applications
DNS hardening
configuration baselines
database hardening
anonymous authentication
23. NAS stands for...
88
mandatory
local - site - domain - OU
network attached storage
24. LDAP authentication method that uses clear text
network attached storage
DHCP
OS hardening
simple authentication
25. HTTP SSL port
443
NAC
hardening
SNMP
26. Issued by software vendors to fix bugs - address security issues or add functionality
389
DNS poisoning
lightweight directory access protocol
patches
27. DAC stands for ____________ access control
database hardening
configuration baselines
DAC
discretionary
28. A cryptographic protocol that provides security for communications over networks such as the Internet
mandatory
SSL
encrypted file system
DNS poisoning
29. Used to deliver news articles to users on the Internet - vulnerable to DoS attacks
NNTP
group policies
49
NAC
30. NAC method requiring installation of a network appliance to monitor network devices and limit connectivity should non compliant activity be detected
file and print sharing hardening
database hardening
DNS poisoning
hardware based
31. LDAP port
443
389
22
OS hardening
32. Bind MAC addresses of network devices to IP address - monitor logs - apply security patches - use IDS and strong authentication to detect rogue servers
DNS poisoning
DHCP hardening
endpoint based
53
33. Microsoft software packages that contain one or more patches and can be applied without rebooting
RBAC
OS hardening
110
hotfix
34. Label-based - hard coded access controls - at multiple levels - applied to all objects
MAC
RBAC
infrastructure based
SSL
35. SSH port
DAC
DMZ
22
Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System
36. Isolate directories - place server in DMZ - disallow anonymous access - audit logs - and review contents for unauthorized material
security template
22
MAC
FTP hardening
37. POP3 port
80
infrastructure based
110
TACACS
38. Transferable access controls applied and controlled by the object owner
file and print sharing hardening
FTP hardening
infrastructure based
DAC
39. Access control defined by roles or job functions
TACACS
25
RBAC
80
40. A subnet on the network that separates the internal network from publicly exposed hosts
mandatory
encrypted file system
file and print sharing hardening
DMZ
41. Start with the most secure environment - the loosen the controls as needed
network attached storage
role-based
FTP hardening
rule of least privilege
42. SAN stands for...
database hardening
25
hotfix
storage area network
43. OU stands for...
DHCP hardening
hotfix
infrastructure based
organizational unit
44. HTTP port
simple authentication
80
20 and 21
Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System
45. SMTP port
25
FTP hardening
DAC
SSL
46. Define security settings and user's desktop environment on group of computers
group policies
443
500
simple mail transport protocol
47. LDAP stands for...
DMZ
lightweight directory access protocol
TACACS
local - site - domain - OU
48. FTP ports
OS hardening
hotfix
RBAC
20 and 21
49. kerberos port
88
443
DMZ
rule of least privilege
50. DHCP stands for...
service pack
simple authentication with security layer LDAPv3
discretionary
dynamic host configuration protocol