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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. File system that offers limited security and was primarily designed for desktop use
500
simple authentication
119
FAT
2. Allows a remote access server to communicate with an authentication server in order to determine if the user has access to the network
TACACS
FTP hardening
88
25
3. A DNS server is fed altered or spoofed records that are retained and then duplicated elsewhere
RBAC
system hardening
161
DNS poisoning
4. Highly configurable - discretionary - job based access control - more flexible that MAC - more precise that groups
configuration management policy
RBAC
file and print sharing hardening
161
5. Access control method that uses ACLs
DAC
hardware based
encrypted file system
FAT
6. A remote authentication protocol used to communicate with an authentication server commonly used in UNIX networks.
network news transfer protocol
open mail relay
TACACS
80
7. Bind MAC addresses of network devices to IP address - monitor logs - apply security patches - use IDS and strong authentication to detect rogue servers
110
NAC
DNS hardening
DHCP hardening
8. POP3 port
simple authentication with security layer LDAPv3
discretionary
110
network attached storage
9. Microsoft software packages that contain one or more patches and can be applied without rebooting
anonymous authentication
hotfix
security template
DMZ
10. Access control method used by organizations that have a high turn over
DAC
RBAC
anonymous authentication
139
11. HTTP port
25
DAC
80
23
12. Help to make sure devices meet security standards before they are allowed to connect to the network
organizational unit
NAC
MAC
DAC
13. SNMP stand for...
organizational unit
110
simple network management protocol
domain name service
14. Locking down the system
23
system hardening
security template
TACACS
15. A subnet on the network that separates the internal network from publicly exposed hosts
TACACS
FTP hardening
DMZ
encrypted file system
16. SMTP port
storage area network
file and print sharing hardening
RBAC
25
17. NAS stands for...
hardware based
SSL
group policies
network attached storage
18. LDAP stands for...
MAC
RBAC
DHCP
lightweight directory access protocol
19. Users granted least amount of access possible that enables them to complete their required work
least privileged principle
TACACS
49
DHCP
20. SMTP port
MAC
OS hardening
25
role-based
21. DAC stands for ____________ access control
least privileged principle
baselining
discretionary
TACACS
22. An accumulated set of software updates or hotfixes from Microsoft
119
service pack
storage area network
DNS poisoning
23. Telnet port
23
database hardening
encrypted file system
RBAC
24. The process of establishing a standard for security
88
DAC
DHCP
baselining
25. DHCP stands for...
TACACS
dynamic host configuration protocol
SNMP
389
26. Making the OS less vulnerable to threats
NNTP
role-based
hardening
110
27. Disable default accounts and passwords - regular backups - enable auditing features - monitor user privileges - implement authentication for users and applications
database hardening
hardening
network attached storage
lightweight directory access protocol
28. Most restrictive access control method that uses security labels to control access
MAC
53
role-based
119
29. Defining the software and hardware components that can be used in an organization
lightweight directory access protocol
49
configuration management policy
service pack
30. Label-based - hard coded access controls - at multiple levels - applied to all objects
443
MAC
RBAC
local - site - domain - OU
31. Protocol for assigning dynamic IP addresses to devices on a network
DHCP
500
80
49
32. OU stands for...
organizational unit
simple network management protocol
DHCP hardening
SNMP
33. Four ways to implement group policies
simple mail transport protocol
local - site - domain - OU
role-based
SSL
34. Recommended LDAP authentication
simple authentication with security layer LDAPv3
NNTP
endpoint based
80
35. SMTP stands for...
infrastructure based
lightweight directory access protocol
FAT
simple mail transport protocol
36. Centrally managed NAC method requiring installation of software agents on each network client
endpoint based
389
RBAC
110
37. Transferable access controls applied and controlled by the object owner
25
443
DAC
88
38. NNTP port
configuration baselines
local - site - domain - OU
119
23
39. Used to deliver news articles to users on the Internet - vulnerable to DoS attacks
baselining
simple mail transport protocol
DNS hardening
NNTP
40. Reduce the possibility of a breach by locking down the file system - controlling software installation and use - limiting access - disabling unnecessary services and applying patches -
SSL
OS hardening
88
119
41. MAC stands for ____________ access control
network access control
network news transfer protocol
mandatory
DMZ
42. NAC method requiring installation of a network appliance to monitor network devices and limit connectivity should non compliant activity be detected
500
hardware based
161
NAC
43. Issued by software vendors to fix bugs - address security issues or add functionality
patches
OS hardening
open mail relay
network news transfer protocol
44. DNS port
endpoint based
49
53
88
45. IPSec port
500
25
FAT
rule of least privilege
46. TACACS port
49
service pack
open mail relay
simple network management protocol
47. Define security settings and user's desktop environment on group of computers
database hardening
group policies
simple authentication
25
48. Access control defined by roles or job functions
RBAC
infrastructure based
88
configuration management policy
49. Restrict zone transfers to designated servers - restrict users via ACLs who can query zone records - do not use recursive queries
DNS hardening
configuration baselines
RBAC
DAC
50. TACACS
dynamic host configuration protocol
110
encrypted file system
Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System