Cloud Computing: Understanding and Maintaining Cloud Security

Understanding and Maintaining Cloud Security

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Ciphers that perform symmetrical block encryption include which of the following?

Ciphers that perform symmetrical block encryption include which of the following? (Choose two.)

A. RC4
B. DSA
C. AES
D. RC5

Answer: RC4, RC5

What security protocol uses multiple keys in a repetitive encryption process?

A. SSL/TLS
B. 3DES
C. RC5
D. RSA

Answer: 3DES (Triple Data Encryption Standard)

Where are access control lists commonly configured? (Choose two.)

A. Storage controllers
B. Routers
C. Load balancers
D. Servers

Answer: Storage Controllers, Routers

What type of denial-of-service attack sends a large amount of Internet control packets to the target?

A. DDoS
B. Ping of death
C. Ping flood
D. Obfuscation

Answer: Ping Flood

Which two encryption protocols use a public and private key pair for encryption?

A. RC4
B. RSA
C. AES
D. DSA

Answer: RSA, AES

User access control consists of which of the following? (Choose four.)

A. Role-based administration
B. Discretionary
C. Multifactor
D. Guest accounts
E. User credentials
F. Federation

Answer: Role-Based Administration, Discretionary, Multifactor, Federation

What is a standardized set of roles, policies, and procedures used to create, manage, distribute, use, store, and revoke digital certificates and manage public/private key encryption?

A. IPsec
B. AES
C. RSA
D. PKI

Answer: PKI (Public Key Infrastructure)

What security technique is configured on a storage controller to limit what storage volumes a server can access?

A. Access control lists
B. LUN masking
C. AES
D. Zoning

Answer: LUN Masking

Name three types of role-based access control.

A. Zone masks
B. IPsec
C. Auditor
D. Admin
E. PKI
F. Guest

Answer: Auditor, Admin, Guest

Hardening a server system can include which of the following? (Choose three.)

A. Installing security software
B. Installing service packs
C. Using federations
D. Configuring user credentials
E. Using ciphers

Answer: Installing Security Software, Installing Service Packs, Configuring User Credentials

What type of access control allows the users to assign rights to objects?

A. Mandatory
B. Multifactor
C. Discretionary
D. Federation

Answer: Discretionary

What security protocol is used on web browsers for secure connection to an ecommerce site?

A. AES
B. SSL/TLS
C. 3DES
D. DSA

Answer: SSL/TLS (Secure Socket Layer/Transport Layer Security)

Which denial-of-service attack sends malformed ICMP packets to the target server?

A. PKI
B. DDoS
C. Ping flood
D. Ping of death

Answer: Ping of Death

Network scanning will determine which of the following? (Choose three.)

A. ACLs
B. TCP ports
C. IPsec
D. Active applications
E. Server vulnerabilities

Answer: TCP Ports, Active Applications, Server Vulnerabilities

What is the name of a security site that authenticates the identity of individuals, computers, and other entities in the network?

A. Registration authority
B. Key archival repository
C. Certificate authority
D. Certificate store

Answer: Certificate Authority (CA)

What security technique is used in a storage area network to limit the storage systems a server can access?

A. Access control lists
B. LUN masking
C. AES
D. Zoning

Answer: Zoning

What is the process of complicating the ability to read stored data?

A. PKI
B. Obfuscation
C. Cipher
D. Symmetrical

Answer: Obfuscation

What uses a number of zombies or bots to create a denial-of-service attack?

A. Ping of death
B. RCMP
C. DDoS
D. Ping flood

Answer: DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service)

Which security technique uses a list of permit and deny statements in a security device?

A. Zoning
B. Masking
C. ACL
D. Authentication

Answer: ACL (Access Control List)

A _______ is any method of encrypting data by concealing its readability and meaning.

Answer: Cipher