E03: Authentication & Authorization Flashcards

1
Q

Which of the followiing are not one of the three basic Linux user accounts?

  • Administrative User
  • Authentication User
  • Regular User
  • Service Account
A

Authentication User

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2
Q

Which type of account is defined as an account having the necessary privileges to perform standard tasks on a Linux computer?

  • Administrative User
  • Authentication User
  • Regular User
  • Service Account
A

Regular User

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3
Q

Which type of account handles things such as mail, apache, and printing?

A

service account

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4
Q

Local passwords are stored where? Full file path name required

A

/etc/shadow

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5
Q

Another name for a root account is what?

A

super user

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6
Q

Passwords are encrypted and displayed as an incomprehensible string of characters known as a _________.

A

hash

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7
Q

Of the following what is located in the /etc/shadow file?

  - Contains a list of local users and their data
  - Defines groups and associated accounts
  - Contains encrypted passwords
  - Contains executable binaries
A

Contains encrypted passwords

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8
Q

What is the 3rd block in the /etc/passwd file?

 - Username
 - User ID
 - GID
 - User Info
A

User ID

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9
Q

What is the 6th block in the /etc/passwd file?

- Password
- Shell
- User Info
- Home Dir
A

Home Dir

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10
Q

What file, defined in this lesson, contains user information?

      - /etc/shadow
      - /etc/tmp
      - /etc/passwd
      - /etc/var
A

/etc/passwd

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11
Q

What principle is applied to privileged accounts?

A

least

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12
Q

Which of the following is not a safe way to manage password?

  • require the password to be changed periodically
  • reuse of old passwords
  • require that they be of some level of complexity
  • require the use of characters and symbols
A

reuse of old passwords

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13
Q

What command is used to add a new user?

A

useradd

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14
Q

What command can be utilized to add a user to the HOME_DIR?

A

useradd -d

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15
Q

What command can be used to set passwords to expire? Format is the full command

A

sudo passwd -e

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16
Q

What command can be utilized to delete an account along with files in the home directory of the users account?
(Format does not need to include account name)

A

userdel -r

17
Q

Where are the group names stored at?

  • /home/user
  • /etc/passwd
  • /bin/chgrp
  • /etc/profile
A

/etc/passwd

18
Q

What command can be utilized to find out what user test, UID is?

  • cd test
  • ls test
  • sudo test
  • id test
A

id test

19
Q

A user is a n entity, in a Linux operating system, that can manipulate files and perform several other operations.

T/F

A

True

20
Q

When rights and permissions are assigned to a group, all user accounts that are part of the group inherit the same rights and permissions.

T/F

A

True