FEDVTE- LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM SECURITY (ACTUAL
2025/2026) | 50 QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED CORRECT
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What program could you use on a Linux system to securely copy files to a Linux host running the SSH server daemon?
SCP
Single user mode in Linux is a security risk if a malicious actor has physical access to the host True
srm is a tool used to securely delete files from the file system True
What software installation package format is used on Red Hat?
DPKG (?)
With IPTables what default policy should be used for packets for maximum security?
DROP
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What hashing algorithms can be used to hash passwords in the /etc/shadow file?All of these
Misconfigurations are a more likely security threat than viruses on Linux.True
What type of attack is enabled by lack of input validation in applications?SQL injection
If you wanted to protect a Linux system from being booted into single user mode which security feature would you configure and use?
GRUB
What base directory would you put a script in if you wanted it to automatically start when the operating system starts?/etc/rc.d
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