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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.
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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. Define security settings and user's desktop environment on group of computers
group policies
security template
network access control
NNTP
2. RBAC stands for ____________ access control
role-based
389
mandatory
20 and 21
3. DNS stands for...
storage area network
domain name service
simple mail transport protocol
DAC
4. NNTP port
443
DAC
119
22
5. Label-based - hard coded access controls - at multiple levels - applied to all objects
119
MAC
DHCP
443
6. A remote authentication protocol used to communicate with an authentication server commonly used in UNIX networks.
25
encrypted file system
TACACS
configuration management policy
7. kerberos port
baselining
RBAC
88
hardware based
8. POP3 port
119
baselining
110
network access control
9. Misconfiguration of an email server that could allow it to be used by an attacker to spread spam
open mail relay
domain name service
443
endpoint based
10. Four ways to implement group policies
local - site - domain - OU
Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System
161
OS hardening
11. FTP ports
20 and 21
hotfix
open mail relay
110
12. Standard setup used when configuring machines - provide a starting point and consistent setup
dynamic host configuration protocol
configuration baselines
SSL
80
13. NAC stands for
simple authentication
SSL
network access control
network attached storage
14. Bind MAC addresses of network devices to IP address - monitor logs - apply security patches - use IDS and strong authentication to detect rogue servers
group policies
anonymous authentication
DHCP hardening
simple authentication
15. Start with the most secure environment - the loosen the controls as needed
DNS poisoning
mandatory
open mail relay
rule of least privilege
16. DAC stands for ____________ access control
SNMP
least privileged principle
discretionary
TACACS
17. NNTP stands for
infrastructure based
FAT
configuration management policy
network news transfer protocol
18. The process of establishing a standard for security
least privileged principle
NAC
baselining
25
19. LDAP stands for...
hardware based
lightweight directory access protocol
OS hardening
DHCP hardening
20. LDAP authentication method that uses clear text
simple authentication
configuration management policy
mandatory
49
21. HTTP SSL port
DHCP
database hardening
RBAC
443
22. TACACS
DNS hardening
Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System
hardware based
FTP hardening
23. Defining the software and hardware components that can be used in an organization
least privileged principle
local - site - domain - OU
configuration management policy
25
24. Is a UDP-based network protocol - used mostly in network management systems to monitor network-attached devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention
139
DMZ
500
SNMP
25. Centrally managed NAC method requiring installation of software agents on each network client
119
FTP hardening
endpoint based
open mail relay
26. A cryptographic protocol that provides security for communications over networks such as the Internet
organizational unit
anonymous authentication
SSL
DHCP
27. Recommended LDAP authentication
simple authentication with security layer LDAPv3
simple authentication
storage area network
119
28. 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 -
119
OS hardening
161
MAC
29. NAS stands for...
network attached storage
TACACS
mandatory
file and print sharing hardening
30. A DNS server is fed altered or spoofed records that are retained and then duplicated elsewhere
system hardening
DNS poisoning
Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System
53
31. Transferable access controls applied and controlled by the object owner
domain name service
FTP hardening
DAC
hotfix
32. Highly configurable - discretionary - job based access control - more flexible that MAC - more precise that groups
open mail relay
RBAC
system hardening
NNTP
33. SMTP port
25
139
storage area network
simple authentication
34. TACACS port
20 and 21
hotfix
49
RBAC
35. SAN stands for...
storage area network
20 and 21
25
system hardening
36. Allows a remote access server to communicate with an authentication server in order to determine if the user has access to the network
network access control
500
TACACS
configuration baselines
37. Access permissions applied by the owner of an object using ACLs - commonly found on PCs
23
SSL
DAC
encrypted file system
38. Making the OS less vulnerable to threats
security template
88
network news transfer protocol
hardening
39. Access control defined by roles or job functions
simple authentication with security layer LDAPv3
RBAC
25
discretionary
40. LDAP authentication method not recommended
anonymous authentication
DHCP
infrastructure based
OS hardening
41. SMTP stands for...
simple mail transport protocol
storage area network
endpoint based
DAC
42. Telnet port
file and print sharing hardening
25
23
110
43. Contain possible security settings that can control one or multiple computers
network access control
security template
22
storage area network
44. Enable and monitor logs - perform regular backups - use file encryption - enable account lockout and strong user name and password
infrastructure based
MAC
file and print sharing hardening
network access control
45. OU stands for...
organizational unit
encrypted file system
SNMP
TACACS
46. Access control method that uses ACLs
network attached storage
88
OS hardening
DAC
47. DHCP stands for...
139
RBAC
dynamic host configuration protocol
DHCP hardening
48. An accumulated set of software updates or hotfixes from Microsoft
389
service pack
FAT
139
49. Used to deliver news articles to users on the Internet - vulnerable to DoS attacks
discretionary
baselining
lightweight directory access protocol
NNTP
50. SMTP port
hardening
25
security template
NAC