Module 12 Authentication

biometrics is related to the perception, thought processes, and understanding of the user. a. Cognitive b. Behavioral c. Standard d. Intelligent

a. Cognitive

Which of the following is the Microsoft version of EAP? a. MS-CHAP b. EAP-MS c. PAP-Microsoft d. AD-EAP

a. MS-CHAP

Ilya has been asked to recommend a federation system technology that is an open source federation framework that can support the development of authorization protocols. Which of these technologies would he recommend? a. OAuth b. Shibboleth c. Open ID d. NTLM

a. OAuth

Which of the following is NOT an MFA using a smartphone? a. SMS text message b. Authentication app c. Automated phone call d. Biometric gait analysis

d. Biometric gait analysis

How is key stretching effective in resisting password attacks? a. It requires the use of GPUs. b. It does not require the use of salts. c. The license fees are very expensive to purchase and use it. d. It takes more time to generate candidate password digests

d. It takes more time to generate candidate password digests

Pablo has been asked to look into security keys that have a feature of a key pair that is "burned" into the security key during manufacturing time and is specific to a device model. What feature is this? a. Attestation b. Authorization c. Accountability d. Authentication

a. Attestation

Which human characteristic is NOT used for biometric identification? a. Height b. Retina c. Iris d. Fingerprint

a. Height

Fernando is explaining to a colleague how a password cracker works. Which of the following is a valid statement about password crackers? a. Password crackers differ as to how candidates are created. b. Most states prohibit password crackers unless they are used to retrieve a lost password. c. A password cracker attempts to uncover the type of hash algorithm that created the digest because once it is known, the password is broken. d. Due to their advanced capabilities, they require only a small amount of computing power.

a. Password crackers differ as to how candidates are created.

Which attack uses one or a small number of commonly used passwords to attempt to log in to several different user accounts? a. Password spraying attack b. Offline brute force attack c. Online brute force attack d. Role attack

a. Password spraying attack

Which one-time password is event driven? a. TOTP b. HOTP c. POTP d. ROTP

b. HOTP

Which of these is NOT a reason that users create weak passwords? a. A lengthy and complex password can be difficult to memorize. b. The length and complexity required force users to circumvent creating strong passwords. c. Having multiple passwords makes it hard to remember all of them. d. A security policy requires a password to be changed regularly.

b. The length and complexity required force users to circumvent creating strong passwords.

Which of these attacks is the last-resort effort in cracking a stolen password digest file? a. Rule list b. Hybrid c. Brute force d. Mask

c. Brute force

Timur was making a presentation regarding how attackers break passwords. His presentation demonstrated the attack technique that is the slowest yet most thorough attack that is used against passwords. Which of these password attacks did he demonstrate? a. Hybrid attack b. Custom attack c. Brute force attack d. Dictionary attac

c. Brute force attack

What is a disadvantage of biometric readers? a. Weight b. Speed c. Cost d. Standards

c. Cost

How is the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) used? a. It is an authenticator in IEEE 802.1x. b. It is no longer used because it has been replaced by LDAP. c. It allows secure web domains to exchange user authentication and authorization data. d. It serves as a backup to a RADIUS server.

c. It allows secure web domains to exchange user authentication and authorization data.

Which of these creates a format of the candidate password to significantly reduce the time needed to crack a password? a. Overlay b. Pass the hash c. Mask d. Rainbow

c. Mask

Which of the following should NOT be stored in a secure password database? a. Password digest b. Iterations c. Plaintext password d. Salt

c. Plaintext password

Which of the following is an authentication credential used to access multiple accounts or applications? a. Credentialization b. Federal login c. Identification authentication d. Single sign-on

d. Single sign-on

Which of the following is NOT used for authentication? a. Somewhere you are b. Something you exhibit c. Something you can do d. Something you can find

d. Something you can find

Why are dictionary attacks successful? a. They link known words together in a "string" for faster processing. b. Password crackers using a dictionary attack require less RAM than other types of password crackers. c. They use pregenerated rules to speed up the processing. d. Users often create passwords from dictionary words.

d. Users often create passwords from dictionary words.