Authentication Interview Question-Answer
Q.1 Which of the following is a good practice?
A. Give full permission for remote transferring
B. Grant read only permission
C. Grant limited permission to specified account
D. Give both read and write permission but not execute
Ans : Grant limited permission to specified account
Q.2 What are the common security threats?
A. File Shredding
B. File sharing and permission
C. File corrupting
D. File integrity
Ans : File sharing and permission
Q.3 Which of the following are forms of malicious attack?
A. Theft of information
B. Modification of data
C. Wiping of information
D. All of the mentioned
Ans : All of the mentioned
Q.4 From the following, which is not a common file permission?
A. Write
B. Execute
C. Stop
D. Read
Ans : Stop
Q.5 What is characteristics of Authorization ?
A. RADIUS and RSA
B. 3 way handshaking with syn and fin
C. Multilayered protection for securing resources
D. Deals with privileges and rights
Ans : Deals with privileges and rights
Q.6 In which of the following, a person is constantly followed/chased by another person or group of several peoples?
A. Phishing
B. Bulling
C. Stalking
D. Identity theft
Ans : Stalking
Q.7 Which one of the following can be considered as the class of computer threats?
A. Dos Attack
B. Phishing
C. Soliciting
D. Both A and C
Ans : Dos Attack
Q.8 Which of the following is considered as the unsolicited commercial email?
A. Virus
B. Malware
C. Spam
D. All of the above
Ans : Spam
Q.9 What is characteristic of RADIUS system?
A. It is essential for centralized encryption and authentication
B. It works on Network layer to deny access to unauthorized people
C. It provides centralized authentication mechanism via network devices
D. It’s a strong File access system
Ans : It provides centralized authentication mechanism via network devices
Q.10 Why is one time password safe ?
A. It is easy to generated
B. It cannot be shared
C. It is different for every access
D. It is a complex encrypted password
Ans : It is different for every access
Q.11 Which of the following is least secure method of authentication ?
A. Key card
B. fingerprint
C. retina pattern
D. Password
Ans : Password
Q.12 Which of the following is a good practice?
A. Give full permission for remote transferring
B. Grant read only permission
C. Grant limited permission to specified account
D. Give both read and write permission but not execute
Ans : Grant limited permission to specified account
Q.13 Which of the following usually observe each activity on the internet of the victim, gather all information in the background, and send it to someone else
A. Malware
B. Spyware
C. Adware
D. All of the above
Ans : Spyware
Q.14 _______ is a type of software designed to help the user’s computer detect viruses and avoid them.
A. Malware
B. Adware
C. Antivirus
D. Both B and C
Ans : Antivirus
Q.15 What is not a good practice for user administration?
A. Isolating a system after a compromise
B. Perform random auditing procedures
C. Granting privileges on a per host basis
D. Using telnet and FTP for remote access
Ans : Using telnet and FTP for remote access
Q.16 Which of the following is a strong password?
A. 19thAugust88
B. Delhi88
C. P@assw0rd
D. !augustdelhi
Ans : P@assw0rd
Q.17 What does Light Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) doesn’t store?
A. Users
B. Address
C. Passwords
D. Security Keys
Ans : Security Keys
Q.18 Grant limited permission to specified account
A. File Shredding
B. File sharing and permission
C. File corrupting
D. File integrity
Ans : File sharing and permission
Q.19 Which happens first authorization or authentication?
A. Authorization
B. Authentication
C. Authorization & Authentication are same
D. None of the mentioned
Ans : Authorization
Q.20 What forces the user to change password at first login?
A. Default behavior of OS
B. Part of AES encryption practice
C. Devices being accessed forces the user
D. Account administrator
Ans : Account administrator
Q.21 What is not a best practice for password policy?
A. Deciding maximum age of password
B. Restriction on password reuse and history
C. Password encryption
D. Having change password every 2 years
Ans : Having change password every 2 years
Q.22 Which one of the following is a type of antivirus program?
A. Quick heal
B. Mcafee
C. Kaspersky
D. All of the above
Ans : All of the above
Q.23 It can be a software program or a hardware device that filters all data packets coming through the internet, a network, etc. it is known as the_______:
A. Antivirus
B. Firewall
C. Cookies
D. Malware
Ans : Firewall
