Access Control Fundamentals

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What is access control primarily composed of?

Policies and auditors

Authentication and authorization

Rights and permissions (correct)

Firewalls and encryption

What do rights in access control concern?

User authentication

Operations on specific objects

Operations on the system (correct)

Data encryption

What do permissions in access control concern?

Network access

Access to specific files

Operations on the system

Operations on specific objects (correct)

What is the primary difference between rights and permissions?

Rights concern operations on the system, permissions concern operations on specific objects (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is NOT a component of access control?

Encryption (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does the option /grant do in the icacls command?

grants permissions (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the /remove option?

revokes permissions (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does the /deny option do?

denies permissions (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which option is used to give access to a user or group?

/grant (A) Signup and view all the answers

What can you achieve by using the /remove option?

revoke permissions (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the implication of applying permissions to folders?

That you are likely to have subfolders in the folders to which you apply permissions (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is a consequence of applying permissions to folders?

You are likely to have subfolders in the folders to which you apply permissions (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between permissions and subfolders?

Applying permissions to folders can result in subfolders (D) Signup and view all the answers

What can you expect to have in the folders to which you apply permissions?

Likely subfolders (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of applying permissions to folders in terms of subfolders?

You are likely to have subfolders in the folders to which you apply permissions (A) Signup and view all the answers

What happens to NTFS permissions when a file or folder is copied or moved to a FAT partition?

The permissions are not retained (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of both share and NTFS permissions?

To prevent unauthorized access (A) Signup and view all the answers

In which type of environment are NTFS and share permissions often used?

Microsoft Windows environments (A) Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the permissions of a file or folder when it is moved within an NTFS partition?

The permissions are retained (D) Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to understand the differences between share and NTFS permissions?

To perform a task like sharing a folder (A) Signup and view all the answers

What can users do if the Read access control is set to Allow?

View file and subfolder names, read data in files, and run programs (C) Signup and view all the answers

What happens if you set the Read access control to Deny?

Users can't view file and subfolder names, read data in files, or run programs (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is NOT a capability of users with Allow Read access control?

Editing files and subfolders (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of setting Read access control to Allow on file security?

Files and subfolders are accessible for reading, but not editing (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of setting access controls, such as Read, to Deny or Allow?

To control access to shared folders or drives (C) Signup and view all the answers