Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP ) Quiz Questions and Answers

What are called user interfaces that limit the functions that can be selected by a user?

Answer :
  • Constrained user interfaces

The control measures that are intended to reveal the violations of security policy using software and hardware are associated with:

Answer :
  • Detective/technical

The controls that usually require a human to evaluate the input from sensors or cameras to determine if a real threat exists are associated with:

Answer :
  • Detective/physical

A central authority determines what subjects can have access to certain objects based on the organizational security policy is called:

Answer :
  • Non-Discretionary Access Control

What is called the act of a user professing an identity to a system, usually in the form of a log-on ID?

Answer :
  • Identification

What is called the verification that the user's claimed identity is valid and is usually implemented through a user password at log-on time?

Answer :
  • Authentication

Which one of the following factors is not one on which Authentication is based?

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  • Type 4. Something you are, such as a system administrator or security administrator

Which type of password provides maximum security because a new password is required for each new log-on?

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  • One-time or dynamic password

What is called a sequence of characters that is usually longer than the allotted number for a password?

Answer :
  •  passphrase

Which of the following would be true about Static password tokens?

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  • The owner identity is authenticated by the token