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Question:

What is the number of unique passwords Microsoft suggests before allowing a password to be re-used?

Response:

	24
	13
	12
	26

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Question:

Besides credentials, what might be required to log into a computer system?

Response:

	identification
	token keys
	access rights
	authorized account

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Question:

What is the name of the authentication system developed at MIT to identify networked users' identity?

Response:

	CHAP
	Pegasus
	Kerberos
	Aurora

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Question:

Match the type of security attack with the best definition

Response:

Match	User answer	Feedback
brute force	a security attack which uses every possible combination of characters from a predetermined list
dictionary	a security attack which uses every possible word from a predetermined list
cross-site scripting (XSS)	a security attack which injects malicious commands into user input data supplied to web applications
SQL injection	a security attack which injects malicious data into user input data supplied to web applications
XML injection	a security attack which injects malicious commands into user input data supplied to web applications
buffer overflow	a security attack which injects malicious data or commands into the memory allocation beyond a fixed-length storage address or location
ping flood	a security attack which injects ICMP packets into a network which are targeted to a specific host
smurf attack	a security attack which injects ICMP requests into a network which are targeted from a specific host