MTA Security Fundamentals Ch3 Review

Question 1

This setting determines the number of failed logons permitted before an account lockout occurs.

Accepted Answer

account lockout threshold

Question 2

A type of attack that tries all possible combinations of permitted character types.

Accepted Answer

brute force attack

Question 3

The length of time a lockout will remain in place before another logon attempt can be made.

Accepted Answer

account lockout duration

Question 4

Fine grained password policies do not change the default password settings for user accounts.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

This setting can be from 0 to 99,999 minutes.

Accepted Answer

lockout duration

Question 6

The number of incorrect logon attempts permitted before a system locks an account is ________.

Accepted Answer

0 to 999

Question 7

The generally accepted minimum password length is how many characters

Accepted Answer

8

Question 8

Specially designed software or hardware applications that capture network packets.

Accepted Answer

sniffers

Question 9

This setting prevents users from recycling the same passwords through a system.

Accepted Answer

password history

Question 10

The maximum password age setting can range from ________ to ________ days.

Accepted Answer

1 to 999

Question 11

The PSC stores the Password Settings Objects(PSOs) for the domain.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

The reset account lockout threshold must be equal to or less than the account lockout threshold

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

The strength of a password can be determined by looking at its length, complexity, and ______.

Accepted Answer

randomness

Question 14

The diversity of the characters used to create a password defines _______.

Accepted Answer

complexity

Question 15

A type of attack that uses an extensive list of potential passwords.

Accepted Answer

dictionary attack

Question 16

Windows Server 2008's two new object classes are Password Settings Containers, and Objects.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

The minimum password age can be a value from ______ to ______ days.

Accepted Answer

0 to 998

Question 18

The period of time, in minutes that must elapse before the lockout counter resets to 0.

Accepted Answer

reset account lockout counter after

Questions 18