SSCP Practice Test

SSCP Practice Test practice questions, page 19 of 43, with answer review and explanations.

Question 91

Which of the following offers advantages such as the ability to use stronger passwords, easier password administration, one set of credential, and faster resource access?

  1. Smart cards
  2. Single Sign-On (SSO)
  3. Symmetric Ciphers
  4. Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

Question 92

Which of the following describes the major disadvantage of many Single Sign-On (SSO) implementations?

  1. Once an individual obtains access to the system through the initial log-on, they have access to all resources within the environment that the account has access to.
  2. The initial logon process is cumbersome to discourage potential intruders.
  3. Once a user obtains access to the system through the initial log-on, they only need to logon to some applications.
  4. Once a user obtains access to the system through the initial log-on, he has to logout from all other systems

Question 93

Which of the following is implemented through scripts or smart agents that replays the users multiple log-ins against authentication servers to verify a user's identity which permit access to system services?

  1. Single Sign-On
  2. Dynamic Sign-On
  3. Smart cards
  4. Kerberos

Question 94

Which of the following is a trusted, third party authentication protocol that was developed under Project Athena at MIT?

  1. Kerberos
  2. SESAME
  3. KryptoKnight
  4. NetSP

Question 95

Which of the following is NOT true of the Kerberos protocol?

  1. Only a single login is required per session.
  2. The initial authentication steps are done using public key algorithm.
  3. The KDC is aware of all systems in the network and is trusted by all of them
  4. It performs mutual authentication