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CompTIA Security+ Practice Tests SY0-501

By : Ian Neil
Book Image

CompTIA Security+ Practice Tests SY0-501

By: Ian Neil

Overview of this book

CompTIA Security+ is a core security certification that will validate your baseline skills for a career in cybersecurity. Passing this exam will not only help you identify security incidents but will also equip you to resolve them efficiently. This book builds on the popular CompTIA Security+ Certification Guide, which mirrors the SY0-501 exam pattern. This practice test-based guide covers all six domains of the Security+ SY0-501 exam: threats, attacks, and vulnerabilities; technologies and tools; architecture and design; identity and access management; cryptography and PKI; and risk management. You’ll take six mock tests designed as per the official Security+ certification exam pattern, each covering significant aspects from an examination point of view. For each domain, the book provides a dedicated cheat sheet that includes important concepts covered in the test. You can even time your tests to simulate the actual exam. These tests will help you identify gaps in your knowledge and discover answers to tricky exam questions. By the end of this book, you’ll have developed and enhanced the skills necessary to pass the official CompTIA Security+ exam.
Table of Contents (9 chapters)

Chapter 4: Identity and Access Management Practice Tests

Practice Test 13 – Solution

1. Mandatory Access Control (MAC) is based on the classification of the data. The creator of the data, also known as the owner, is responsible for its classification.

2. The Microsoft authentication method that uses tickets is called Kerberos; it uses updated sequence numbers and timestamps. It can prevent pass the hash and replay attacks.

3. The first stage is identification is where a username or smart card is used, followed by authentication where a password or pin is inserted and then the authorization stage where your access to resources is determined.

4. The three main components of an AAA solution are Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting.

5. The UDP-based AAA solution is RADIUS. The two that are TCP-based are TACACS+ and DIAMETER.

6. The directory services protocol that stores object in an X500 format is Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).

7. Rule-based authentication...