Identifying and Access Management

Question 1

IAM

Answer 1

Security process that provides identity, authentication, and authorization mechanisms

Question 2

id_rsa.pub

Answer 2

Contains the user’s public key

Question 3

id_rsa

Answer 3

Contains the user’s private key

Question 3

The ssh files are found in the ______

Answer 3

~/.ssh/ Directory

Question 4

authorized_keys

Answer 4

Lists the public keys that server accepts

Question 5

known_hosts

Answer 5

Contains the lists the public keys that the client accepts config

Question 6

/etc/ssh/sshd_config

Answer 6

Used to configure an SSH server

Question 7

Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM)

Answer 7

Used to help applications make proper use of user accounts in Linux

Question 8

TCP Wrapper

Answer 8

Checks the allowed and denied hosts before permitting the host to connect with the SSH service

Question 9

pam_faillock

Answer 9

Recommended as it is newer and improves upon pam_tally2

Question 10

pam_tally2

Answer 10

Supports user lockout when authentication is done