FedVTE- Linux Operating System Security | 50 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update 2024
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FedVTE- Linux Operating System Security
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FedVTE- Linux Operating System Security
What program could you use on a Linux system to securely copy files to a Linux host running the SSH
server daemon? - SCP
Single user mode in Linux is a security risk if a malicious actor has physical access to the host - True
srm is a tool used to securely delete files from the file system - Tru...
FedVTE - Linux Operating System Security | 50 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update 2024 What program could you use on a Linux system to securely copy files to a Linux host running the SSH server daemon? - ✔✔SCP Single user mode in Linux is a security risk if a malicious actor has physical access to the host - ✔✔True srm is a tool used to securely delete files from the file system - ✔✔True What software installation package format is used on Red Hat? - ✔✔DPKG (?) With IPTables what default policy should be used for packets for maximum security? - ✔✔DROP IPSec PPTP and SSL are all examples of: - ✔✔VPNs A BASH script must be compiled into an executable object in order to run. - ✔✔False You can use SSH to tunnel and encrypt traffic between a client and a server. - ✔✔True chroot confines a process to a specific directory - ✔✔True GID UID and EUID stand for: - ✔✔Group User and Effective User Identification numbers What is Unified Extensible Firmware Interface designed to do? - ✔✔Prevent malicious actors from modifying the boot loader or booting the computer with a different operating system Which of the following are package management programs which install or update or remove packages on a Linux system? - ✔✔All 2003:da3:1637:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff is an example of what type of address? - ✔✔IPv6 Bro, Snort, Suricata are examples of what kind of Linux security feature? - ✔✔Network Intrusion Detection Systems In addition to the internal authentication via /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files, what services can be used to authenticate users to a Linux host? - ✔✔Fedora Directory Service (?) What program could you use to create or edit a Linux BASH script? - ✔✔All of the above What program should be used to change a user password? - ✔✔passwd Why are there very few viruses on Linux? - ✔✔All When connecting to an untrusted wireless access points how can you increase your security and safety of using that access point? - ✔✔Use a VPN to encrypt your traffic If you use GRUB to manage different boot options on your Linux host and want to increase security especially for physical access you should - ✔✔Configure GRUB to prompt for a password to boot a partition A process is an address space and a set of data structures which track the process status priority owner signals and resources. - ✔✔True What hashing algorithms can be used to hash passwords in the /etc/shadow file? - ✔✔All of these Misconfigurations are a more likely security threat than viruses on Linux. - ✔✔True
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