ITN 266 Chapter 6 Test Questions with Correct Answers
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ITN 266 Chapter 6 Test Questions with Correct Answers
If a firewall receives a provable attack packet, the firewall will ________. - Answer- both log the packet and drop the packet
Zero-day attacks might be stopped by ________ detection. - Answer- anomaly
Nearly all main border walls today...
ITN 266 Chapter 6 Test Questions
with Correct Answers
If a firewall receives a provable attack packet, the firewall will ________. - Answer- both
log the packet and drop the packet
Zero-day attacks might be stopped by ________ detection. - Answer- anomaly
Nearly all main border walls today use ________ filtering. - Answer- stateful packet
inspection
The firewall should go through vulnerability testing after each change. - Answer- true
In ________ filtering, the firewall filters packets when they are leaving the network. -
Answer- Ingress (should be egress)
In ingress filtering, the firewall examines packets entering the network from the outside,
typically from the Internet. - Answer- true
Static packet filtering is sometimes used ________. - Answer- both as a secondary
filtering mechanism on an application proxy firewall and on border routers
Which IPS response to an attack is the most effective in stopping attacks? - Answer-
dropping packets
What type of host may be placed in the DMZ? - Answer- both public webservers and
eternal DNS servers
Firewalls do not stop provable attack packets - Answer- false
Firewall policies should govern ________. - Answer- both configuration and testing
Automatic protections for application proxy firewalls include ________. - Answer- both
protocol fidelity and header destruction
The basic strategy of log file reading is to determine what traffic is usual. - Answer- false
If an IPS identifies an attack, it can ________. - Answer- both drop the attack packet(s)
and limit suspicious traffic to a certain percentage of the total bandwidth
, A border firewall sits at the boundary between the corporate site and the external
Internet. - Answer- true
A ________ is a persistent conversation between different programs on different
computers. - Answer- connection
Most firewall database policies include less than 5 rules. - Answer- false
Bandwidth limitation for certain types of traffic is less risky than dropping packets. -
Answer- true
A connection designates a specific program designated by a port number on a specific
computer's IP address. - Answer- false
An internal firewall sits at the boundary between the corporate site and the Internet. -
Answer- false
The purpose of egress firewall filtering is to stop attack packets from entering the firm's
internal network. - Answer- false
Why is creating firewall policies desirable compared to just creating a list of ACL rules? -
Answer- policies are easier to understand
A connection opening is a state. - Answer- true
An application proxy firewall needs have multiple proxy programs if it is to filter multiple
application protocols. - Answer- true
It is better to have an ACL that permits access to a single internal webserver than one
that allows access to all internal webservers. - Answer- true
A ________ attack is an attack that is made before attack signatures for the threat are
defined. - Answer- zero-day
Wire speed is the maximum speed at which a firewall can filter packets. - Answer- false
The combination of high safety and low cost makes SPI firewalls extremely popular. -
Answer- true
Creating ACLs is the most time-consuming part of firewall management. - Answer- false
In ingress and egress filtering, an SPI firewall always considers its ACL rules when a
new packet arrives that attempts to open a connection. - Answer- true
Half-open TCP SYN attacks can be stopped by many border firewalls. - Answer- true
What type of filtering do UTM firewalls provide? - Answer- antivirus filtering
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