CompTIA CompTIA Certifications SY0-501 Questions & Answers

• Question 1301:

  A vulnerability scanner that uses its running service's access level to better assess vulnerabilities across multiple assets within an organization is performing a:

  A. Credentialed scan.

  B. Non-intrusive scan.

  C. Privilege escalation test.

  D. Passive scan.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 1302:

  An auditor is reviewing the following output from a password-cracking tool:

  

  Which of the following methods did the auditor MOST likely use?

  A. Hybrid

  B. Dictionary

  C. Brute force

  D. Rainbow table

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 1303:

  A manager wants to distribute a report to several other managers within the company. Some of them reside in remote locations that are not connected to the domain but have a local server. Because there is sensitive data within the report and the size of the report is beyond the limit of the email attachment size, emailing the report is not an option.

  Which of the following protocols should be implemented to distribute the report securely? (Select three.)

  A. S/MIME

  B. SSH

  C. SNMPv3

  D. FTPS

  E. SRTP

  F. HTTPS

  G. LDAPS

  Correct Answer: BDF

• Question 1304:

  A security analyst is hardening a web server, which should allow a secure certificate-based session using the organization's PKI infrastructure. The web server should also utilize the latest security techniques and standards. Given this set of requirements, which of the following techniques should the analyst implement to BEST meet these requirements? (Select two.)

  A. Install an X- 509-compliant certificate.

  B. Implement a CRL using an authorized CA.

  C. Enable and configure TLS on the server.

  D. Install a certificate signed by a public CA.

  E. Configure the web server to use a host header.

  Correct Answer: AC

• Question 1305:

  An analyst is reviewing a simple program for potential security vulnerabilities before being deployed to a Windows server. Given the following code:

  

  Which of the following vulnerabilities is present?

  A. Bad memory pointer

  B. Buffer overflow

  C. Integer overflow

  D. Backdoor

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 1306:

  An organization's file server has been virtualized to reduce costs. Which of the following types of backups would be MOST appropriate for the particular file server?

  A. Snapshot

  B. Full

  C. Incremental

  D. Differential

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 1307:

  A wireless network uses a RADIUS server that is connected to an authenticator, which in turn connects to a supplicant. Which of the following represents the authentication architecture in use?

  A. Open systems authentication

  B. Captive portal

  C. RADIUS federation

  D. 802.1x

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 1308:

  An employer requires that employees use a key-generating app on their smartphones to log into corporate applications. In terms of authentication of an individual, this type of access policy is BEST defined as:

  A. Something you have.

  B. Something you know.

  C. Something you do.

  D. Something you are.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 1309:

  Adhering to a layered security approach, a controlled access facility employs security guards who verify the authorization of all personnel entering the facility. Which of the following terms BEST describes the security control being employed?

  A. Administrative

  B. Corrective

  C. Deterrent

  D. Compensating

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 1310:

  Which of the following occurs when the security of a web application relies on JavaScript for input validation?

  A. The integrity of the data is at risk.

  B. The security of the application relies on antivirus.

  C. A host-based firewall is required.

  D. The application is vulnerable to race conditions.

  Correct Answer: A