Information Assurance Principles Quiz

Which of the following IA principles is crucial for identifying users/accounts and preventing unauthorized access to resources?

• Integrity

• Non-repudiation

• Authentication

• Availability

Which of the following protocol employs a client-server model and provides authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) for remote-access servers to communicate with a central server?

• SMTP

• RADIUS

• IPsec

• HTTPS

Which of the following authentication mechanisms provides cryptography-based authentication using a small computer chip that stores the user's personal information for identification?

• Single sign-on (SSO) authentication

• Password authentication

• Smart card authentication

• Two-factor authentication

Which of the following is an example of authentication?

• user name
• identification card
• file permissions
• account type

Why is Mira using two-factor authentication for her online banking?

• To allow multiple users to access her account simultaneously

• To provide an additional layer of security

• To make the login process more complicated

• To make the login process slower

Answer explanation

Mira is using two-factor authentication for her online banking to provide an additional layer of security.

A process for securing access to a given system that identifies the party requesting access through only one category of credentials.

• Single Factor Authentication

• Two Factor Authentication

• Multifactor Authentication

• Enryption

Which of the following is the MOST common form of authentication?

• Password

• Digital certificate on a smart card

• Photo ID

• Fingerprint

Which security technique requires an authorization by what the user knows and what the user has?

• special email account

• two-factor authorization

• biometrics

• social networking

Which of the following is a method of biometric authentication?

• Password

• Fingerprint

• Security question

• PIN

What is the primary purpose of encryption in the context of authentication?

• To verify the identity of a user

• To protect data from unauthorized access

• To store user credentials

• To manage user permissions