Review of Course 5 weeks 1-2

What are the three A's of security? (pick more than one option)

• Authentication

• Archive

• Authorization

• Accounting

Risk __________ reduces the impact of a risk event by reducing the probability of its occurrence

Which one is not an example of a physical token?

• a USB device with a secret token on it

• a standalone device which generates a token

• a simple key used with a traditional lock

• A 4 digit pin

Web Traffic is protected using a protocol called:

• HTTPS

• HTTP

• SSH

• HTPST

A RSA secureID _____ is a small, battery-powered device with an LCD display that shows a One-Time-Password that's rotated periodically. This is a time-based token sometimes called a TOTP, and operates by having a secret seed or randomly generated value on the token that's registered with the authentication server. The seed value is used in conjunction with the current time to generate a One-Time-Password. As long as the user has possession of their token, or can view the display of the token, they are able to log in.

"It is very important that we use Algorithms that are public because those algorithms have been Peer reviewed by a very large community of people for many years and these Algorithms are only used once the community decides they cannot be broken and are legit."

• True

• False

The reason for unique key pairs for each site is for ________. If a site is compromised, this prevents cross-referencing registered public keys, and discovering commonalities between sites based on registration data.

• creativity

• privacy

• ease of use

• regulation

When you physically tap the security key, it's a small check for _____________ to ensure malware can't authenticate on your behalf, without your knowledge.

• transmission of data

• authentication

• added security

• user presence

Cryptography is also used to protect files stored on disk by _______ them.

• deleting

• Securing

• Encrypting

• moving

The safety of an encryption algorithm comes from the encryption algorithm not the key

• True

• False