ACAS Assured Compliance Assessment
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Which type of asset list updates automatically when a scan runs and a
repository is updated?
A. Static
B. Dynamic
C. DNS Names
D. LDAP Query
- Correct Answer - Dynamic
Which Security Center menu option do you use to create asset lists?
A. Dashboard
B. Scanning
C. Assets
D. Reporting
- Correct Answer - Assets
What is a static asset list?
A. A list that defines groups of machines that have common aspects
B. A list of IP addresses that require user intervention in order to change
what defines them
C. A list of assets based on passive or active scan results
D. None of the above
,- Correct Answer - A list of IP addresses that require user intervention in
order to change what defines them
When you create dynamic asset list, which of the following occurs?
A. Security Center runs a scan to find assets that match the dynamic asset
list's rules.
B. Security Center queries the repository(ies) to find assets that match the
dynamic asset list's rules
- Correct Answer – Security Center queries the repository(ies) to find
assets that match the dynamic asset list's rules
Credentials
- Correct Answer - >>Reusable objects that facilitate scan target login
>>Various types of credentials can be configured for use within scan
policies
>>Credentials may be shared between users for scanning purposes
>>When shared, the other users cannot see a cleartext version of the
passwords
This enables sensitive credential sets to be shared in a more secure
manner
SSH Credential –
- Correct Answer - >>Used on routers, switches, firewalls and any other
system that requires SSH
, >>(password with optional privilege escalation and key-based) - SSH
credentials are used to obtain local information from remote Unix and Cisco
IOS systems for patch auditing or compliance checks
SNMP Credential - - Correct Answer - Uses a community string
(password) no user name
Kerberos Credential - - Correct Answer - Uses the basis of 'tickets' to
allow nodes communicating over a non-secure network to prove their
identity to one another in a secure manner.
Database Credential - - Correct Answer - Used if scanning a particular
database that has its own credentials
Windows Credential - - Correct Answer - Nessus has vulnerability checks
that can use a Microsoft Windows domain account to find local information
from a remote Windows host.
The most effective credentialed scans are - Correct Answer - those with
"root" privileges ("enable" privileges for Cisco IOS)
Scans run using "su+sudo" allow users to login - Correct Answer - to the
remote host with a non-privileged account and then scan with "sudo"
privileges on the remote host. This is important for locations where remote
privileged login is prohibited.
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