Ccna Security Final Exam

Front 1

Which security implementation will provide control plane protection for a network device?

Back 1

routing protocol authentication

Front 2

What is the one major difference between local AAA authentication and using the login local command when configuring device access authentication?

Back 2

Local AAA authentication provides a way to configure backup methods of authentication, but login local does not.

Front 3

Refer to the exhibit. A network administrator configures AAA authentication on R1. The administrator then tests the configuration by telneting to R1. The ACS servers are configured and running. What will happen if the authentication fails?

Back 3

The authentication process stops.

Front 4

What are two tasks that can be accomplished with the Nmap and Zenmap network tools?

Back 4

identification of Layer 3 protocol support on

hostsTCP and UDP port scanning

Front 5

Which Cisco IOS subcommand is used to compile an IPS signature into memory?

Back 5

retired false

Front 6

Why are DES keys considered weak keys?

Back 6

They produce identical subkeys.

Front 7

What is a benefit of using a next-generation firewall rather than a stateful firewall?

Back 7

granularity control within applications

Front 8

What is a result of securing the Cisco IOS image using the Cisco IOS Resilient Configuration feature?

Back 8

The Cisco IOS image file is not visible in the output of the show flash command.

Front 9

The corporate security policy dictates that the traffic from the remote-access VPN clients must be separated between trusted traffic that is destined for the corporate subnets and untrusted traffic destined for the public Internet. Which VPN solution should be implemented to ensure compliance with the corporate policy?

Back 9

split tunneling

Front 10

Which two conditions must be met in order for a network administrator to be able to remotely manage multiple ASAs with Cisco ASDM? (Choose two.)

Back 10

The ASAs must all be running the same ASDM version.

ASDM must be run as a local application.

Front 11

What is negotiated in the establishment of an IPsec tunnel between two IPsec hosts during IKE Phase 1?

Back 11

ISAKMP SA policy

Front 12

What are two benefits of using a ZPF rather than a Classic Firewall? (Choose two.)

Back 12

The ZPF is not dependent on ACLs.

ZPF policies are easy to read and troubleshoot.

Front 13

Which security policy characteristic defines the purpose of standards?

Back 13

required steps to ensure consistent configuration of all company switches

Front 14

What algorithm is used to provide data integrity of a message through the use of a calculated hash value?

Back 14

HMAC

Front 15

On which port should Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI) be configured on a switch?

Back 15

an uplink port to another switch

Front 16

What is a feature of a Cisco IOS Zone-Based Policy Firewall?

Back 16

A router interface can belong to only one zone at a time.

Front 17

Refer to the exhibit. The administrator can ping the S0/0/1 interface of RouterB but is unable to gain Telnet access to the router by using the password cisco123. What is a possible cause of the problem?

Back 17

The password cisco123 is wrong

Front 18

Refer to the exhibit. The ip verify source command is applied on untrusted interfaces. Which type of attack is mitigated by using this configuration?

Back 18

MAC and IP address spoofing

Front 19

Refer to the exhibit. Which conclusion can be made from the show crypto map command output that is shown on R1?

Back 19

The crypto map has not yet been applied to an interface.

Front 20

What type of algorithms require sender and receiver to exchange a secret key that is used to ensure the confidentiality of messages?

Back 20

symmetric algorithms

Front 21

What is an advantage in using a packet filtering firewall versus a high-end firewall appliance?

Back 21

Packet filters perform almost all the tasks of a high-end firewall at a fraction of the cost.

Front 22

Refer to the exhibit. In the network that is shown, which AAA command logs the use of EXEC session commands?

Back 22

aaa accounting exec start-stop group tacacs+

Front 23

A network administrator enters the single-connection command. What effect does this command have on AAA operation?

Back 23

allows a Cisco ACS server to minimize delay by establishing persistent TCP connections

Front 24

Which two practices are associated with securing the features and performance of router operating systems? (Choose two.)

Back 24

Keep a secure copy of router operating system images.

Configure the router with the maximum amount of memory possible.

Front 25

Which statement describes a characteristic of the IKE protocol?

Back 25

It uses UDP port 500 to exchange IKE information between the security gateways.

Front 26

Refer to the exhibit. If a network administrator is using ASDM to configure a site-to-site VPN between the CCNAS-ASA and R3, which IP address would the administrator use for the peer IP address textbox on the ASA if data traffic is to be encrypted between the two remote LANs?

Back 26

209.165.201.1

Front 27

Refer to the exhibit. Based on the security levels of the interfaces on the ASA, what statement correctly describes the flow of traffic allowed on the interfaces?

Back 27

Traffic that is sent from the DMZ and the LAN to the Internet is considered outbound.

Front 28

What two assurances does digital signing provide about code that is downloaded from the Internet? (Choose two.)

Back 28

The code has not been modified since it left the software publisher.

The code is authentic and is actually sourced by the publisher.

Front 29

Which interface option could be set through ASDM for a Cisco ASA?

Back 29

VLAN ID

Front 30

What are two characteristics of a stateful firewall? (Choose two.)

Back 30

uses connection information maintained in a state table

analyzes traffic at Layers 3, 4 and 5 of the OSI model

Front 31

What are three characteristics of SIEM? (Choose three.)

Back 31

can be implemented as software or as a service

examines logs and events from systems and applications to detect security threats

consolidates duplicate event data to minimize the volume of gathered data

Front 32

Which type of traffic is subject to filtering on an ASA 5505 device?

Back 32

inside to DMZ

Front 33

Which IDS/IPS signature alarm will look for packets that are destined to or from a particular port?

Back 33

signature-based

Front 34

Which three actions can the Cisco IOS Firewall IPS feature be configured to take when an intrusion activity is detected? (Choose three.)

Back 34

reset TCP connection

alert

drop

Front 35

Which two protocols can be selected using the Cisco AnyConnect VPN Wizard to protect the traffic inside a VPN tunnel? (Choose two.)

Back 35

SSL

IPsec

Front 36

What is a characteristic of a role-based CLI view of router configuration?

Back 36

A single CLI view can be shared within multiple superviews.

Front 37

Penetration testing =

Vulnerability scanning =

Network scanning =

Back 37

used to determine the possible consequences of successful attacks on the network.

used to find weaknesses and misconfigurations on network systems

used to discover available resources on the network.

Front 38

Which statement describes the use of certificate classes in the PKI?

Back 38

A class 5 certificate is more trustworthy than a class 4 certificate

Front 39

Refer to the exhibit. An administrator issues these IOS login enhancement commands to increase the security for login connections. What can be concluded about them?

Back 39

The hosts that are identified in the ACL will have access to the device.

Front 40

A company deploys a Cisco ASA with the Cisco CWS connector enabled as the firewall on the border of corporate network. An employee on the internal network is accessing a public website. What should the employee do in order to make sure the web traffic is protected by the Cisco CWS?

Back 40

Use a web browser to visit the destination website.

Front 41

Which two actions are permitted to the user ADMIN? (Choose two.)

Back 41

The user can issue the show version command.

The user can only execute the subcommands under the show ip route command.

Front 42

What mechanism is used by an ASA 5505 device to allow inspected outbound traffic to return to the originating sender who is on an inside network?

Back 42

stateful packet inspection

Front 43

Which two end points can be on the other side of an ASA site-to-site VPN configured using ASDM? (Choose two.)

Back 43

ISR router

another ASA

Front 44

What Layer 2 attack is mitigated by disabling Dynamic Trunking Protocol?

Back 44

VLAN hopping

Front 45

In an AAA-enabled network, a user issues the configure terminal command from the privileged executive mode of operation. What AAA function is at work if this command is rejected?

Back 45

authorization

Front 46

An organization has configured an IPS solution to use atomic alerts. What type of response will occur when a signature is detected?

Back 46

An alert is triggered each time a signature is detected.

Front 47

What two algorithms can be part of an IPsec policy to provide encryption and hashing to protect interesting traffic? (Choose two.)

Back 47

AES

SHA

Front 48

Fill in the blank.

A stateful signature is also known as a ____ Signature

Back 48

Composite

Front 49

Why is hashing cryptographically stronger compared to a cyclical redundancy check (CRC)?

Back 49

It is virtually impossible for two different sets of data to calculate the same hash output.

Front 50

A network analyst wants to monitor the activity of all new interns. Which type of security testing would track when the interns sign on and sign off the network?

Back 50

integrity checker

Front 51

Refer to the exhibit. What two pieces of information can be gathered from the generated message? (Choose two.)

Back 51

This message is a level five notification message.

This message indicates that service timestamps have been globally enabled.

Front 52

What is required for auto detection and negotiation of NAT when establishing a VPN link?

Back 52

Both VPN end devices must be NAT-T capable.

Front 53

Refer to the exhibit. The network administrator is configuring the port security feature on switch SWC. The administrator issued the command show port-security interface fa 0/2 to verify the configuration. What can be concluded from the output that is shown? (Choose three.)

Back 53

This port is currently up

Security violations will cause this port to shut down immediately

The switch port mode for this interface is access mode

Front 54

In which two instances will traffic be denied as it crosses the ASA 5505 device? (Choose two.)

Back 54

traffic originating from the DMZ network going to the inside network

traffic originating from the outside network going to the inside network

Front 55

Refer to the exhibit. Based on the configuration that is shown, which statement is true about the IPS signature category?

Back 55

Only signatures in the ios_ips basic category will be compiled into memory for scanning.

Front 56

Which two ports can send and receive Layer 2 traffic from a community port on a PVLAN? (Choose two.)

Back 56

promiscuous ports

community ports belonging to the same community

Front 57

What is a feature of the TACACS+ protocol?

Back 57

It encrypts the entire body of the packet for more secure communications.

Front 58

Which security measure is best used to limit the success of a reconnaissance attack from within a campus area network?

Back 58

Implement encryption for sensitive traffic.

Front 59

What is the benefit of the network-based IPS (NIPS) over host-based IPS (HIPS) deployment models?

Back 59

NIPS monitors network segments

Front 60

What represents a best practice concerning discovery protocols such as CDP and LLDP on network devices?

Back 60

Disable both protocols on all interfaces where they are not required

Front 61

What function is provided by the Tripwire network security tool?

Back 61

security policy compliance

Front 62

What is the function of a policy map configuration when an ASA firewall is being configured?

Back 62

binding class maps with actions

Front 63

If a network administrator wants to track the usage of FTP services, which keyword or keywords should be added to the aaa accounting command?

Back 63

exec

Front 64

What is indicated by the use of the local-case keyword in a local AAA authentication configuration command sequence?

Back 64

That passwords and usernames are case-sensitive

Front 65

What is the purpose of a local username database if multiple ACS servers are configured to provide authentication services?

Back 65

A local username database provides redundancy if ACS servers become unreachable.

Front 66

Refer to the exhibit. Based on the security levels of the interfaces on ASA1, what traffic will be allowed on the interfaces?

Back 66

Traffic from the LAN and DMZ can access the Internet

Front 67

What are two reasons to enable OSPF routing protocol authentication on a network? (Choose two.)

Back 67

to prevent data traffic from being redirected and then discarded

to prevent redirection of data traffic to an insecure link

Front 68

A security awareness session is best suited for which topic?

Back 68

required steps when reporting a breach of security

Front 69

What provides both secure segmentation and threat defense in a Secure Data Center solution?

Back 69

Adaptive Security Appliance

Front 70

Which two features should be configured on end-user ports in order to prevent STP manipulation attacks? ( Choose two.)

Back 70

BPDU guard

PortFast

Front 71

What is a characteristic of most modern viruses?

Back 71

Email viruses are the most common type of them.

Front 72

Which statement describes a characteristic of the Security Device Event Exchange (SDEE) feature supported by the Cisco IOS IPS?

Back 72

SDEE notification is disabled by default. It does not receive and process events from the Cisco IOS IPS unless SDEE notification is enabled.

Front 73

Which network security tool allows an administrator to test and detect weak passwords?

Back 73

L0phtcrack

Front 74

Which procedure is recommended to mitigate the chances of ARP spoofing?

Back 74

Enable DAI on the management VLAN.

Front 75

A network technician is attempting to resolve problems with the NAT configuration on anASA. The technician generates a ping from an inside host to an outside host. Whichcommand verifies that addresses are being translated on the ASA?

Back 75

show ip nat translation

Front 76

Which security policy outlines the overall security goals for managers and technical personnel within an organization and includes the consequences of noncompliance with the policy?

Back 76

governing policy

Front 77

What is a secure configuration option for remote access to a network device?

Back 77

Configure SSH.

Front 78

Which feature is specific to the Security Plus upgrade license of an ASA 5505 and provides increased availability?

Back 78

redundant ISP connections

Front 79

A company deploys a hub-and-spoke VPN topology where the security appliance is the hub and the remote VPN networks are the spokes. Which VPN method should be used in order for one spoke to communicate with another spoke through the single public interface of the security appliance?

Back 79

GRE

Front 80

What are two drawbacks in assigning user privilege levels on a Cisco router? (Choose two.)

Back 80

Assigning a command with multiple keywords allows access to all commands using those keywords.

Commands from a lower level are always executable at a higher level.

Front 81

Which two types of hackers are typically classified as grey hat hackers? (Choose two.)

Back 81

vulnerability brokers

state-sponsored hackers