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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. SNMP stand for...
NAC
simple network management protocol
configuration management policy
service pack
2. HTTP port
role-based
service pack
80
group policies
3. Standard setup used when configuring machines - provide a starting point and consistent setup
dynamic host configuration protocol
RBAC
configuration baselines
DAC
4. NNTP port
119
TACACS
system hardening
SSL
5. Disable default accounts and passwords - regular backups - enable auditing features - monitor user privileges - implement authentication for users and applications
database hardening
TACACS
SNMP
local - site - domain - OU
6. IPSec port
DNS hardening
NAC
500
system hardening
7. SNMP port
80
161
hotfix
23
8. NetBIOS port
139
500
20 and 21
network news transfer protocol
9. Restrict zone transfers to designated servers - restrict users via ACLs who can query zone records - do not use recursive queries
open mail relay
80
DNS hardening
file and print sharing hardening
10. An accumulated set of software updates or hotfixes from Microsoft
file and print sharing hardening
service pack
encrypted file system
DMZ
11. The process of establishing a standard for security
baselining
500
infrastructure based
patches
12. DNS stands for...
simple mail transport protocol
rule of least privilege
SNMP
domain name service
13. Access control defined by roles or job functions
23
configuration management policy
hardware based
RBAC
14. Telnet port
service pack
lightweight directory access protocol
hardening
23
15. Access permissions applied by the owner of an object using ACLs - commonly found on PCs
DAC
RBAC
database hardening
network attached storage
16. Define security settings and user's desktop environment on group of computers
simple authentication
mandatory
configuration baselines
group policies
17. Bind MAC addresses of network devices to IP address - monitor logs - apply security patches - use IDS and strong authentication to detect rogue servers
500
system hardening
simple mail transport protocol
DHCP hardening
18. Contain possible security settings that can control one or multiple computers
53
storage area network
simple mail transport protocol
security template
19. Four ways to implement group policies
system hardening
53
local - site - domain - OU
DNS poisoning
20. Misconfiguration of an email server that could allow it to be used by an attacker to spread spam
open mail relay
OS hardening
DNS hardening
domain name service
21. SMTP port
system hardening
MAC
25
88
22. 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 -
service pack
22
OS hardening
simple mail transport protocol
23. Defining the software and hardware components that can be used in an organization
configuration management policy
rule of least privilege
NAC
20 and 21
24. Protocol for assigning dynamic IP addresses to devices on a network
simple authentication
domain name service
network access control
DHCP
25. Users granted least amount of access possible that enables them to complete their required work
RBAC
dynamic host configuration protocol
least privileged principle
MAC
26. POP3 port
DAC
110
network attached storage
25
27. RBAC stands for ____________ access control
hotfix
rule of least privilege
49
role-based
28. kerberos port
SSL
RBAC
88
NAC
29. Transferable access controls applied and controlled by the object owner
file and print sharing hardening
NAC
DAC
139
30. SMTP port
group policies
FAT
25
443
31. NAC stands for
FTP hardening
network access control
80
endpoint based
32. A remote authentication protocol used to communicate with an authentication server commonly used in UNIX networks.
TACACS
lightweight directory access protocol
Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System
FAT
33. Help to make sure devices meet security standards before they are allowed to connect to the network
configuration management policy
NAC
80
domain name service
34. NNTP stands for
network news transfer protocol
161
local - site - domain - OU
DNS hardening
35. Used to deliver news articles to users on the Internet - vulnerable to DoS attacks
DNS hardening
NNTP
RBAC
configuration management policy
36. Recommended LDAP authentication
storage area network
simple authentication with security layer LDAPv3
network access control
system hardening
37. HTTP SSL port
NNTP
23
22
443
38. Most restrictive access control method that uses security labels to control access
anonymous authentication
MAC
500
domain name service
39. Access control method that uses ACLs
DAC
DMZ
encrypted file system
lightweight directory access protocol
40. OU stands for...
organizational unit
system hardening
SNMP
service pack
41. FTP ports
88
Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System
20 and 21
MAC
42. Highly configurable - discretionary - job based access control - more flexible that MAC - more precise that groups
RBAC
DHCP
dynamic host configuration protocol
DAC
43. TACACS port
49
lightweight directory access protocol
OS hardening
22
44. EFS stands for...
baselining
encrypted file system
endpoint based
simple authentication
45. MAC stands for ____________ access control
161
TACACS
DAC
mandatory
46. Microsoft software packages that contain one or more patches and can be applied without rebooting
file and print sharing hardening
NNTP
hotfix
encrypted file system
47. A cryptographic protocol that provides security for communications over networks such as the Internet
domain name service
SSL
database hardening
infrastructure based
48. DAC stands for ____________ access control
discretionary
49
security template
lightweight directory access protocol
49. SMTP stands for...
DAC
simple mail transport protocol
mandatory
local - site - domain - OU
50. LDAP authentication method that uses clear text
group policies
simple authentication
storage area network
network access control