Review iClickers

Ch 1: The Importance of DNS Security

How many times have attackers brought down the RNS root? A.Never B.1 time C.2 times D.3-10 times E.More than ten times

Which technique allows larger DNS packets? A.DoS B.Cache poisoning C.DNSChanger D.Packet amplification E.EDNS

Which technique makes DoS attacks more effective? A.DoS B.Cache poisoning C.DNSChanger D.Packet amplification E.EDNS

Which technique was used by the Kaminsky attack? A.DoS B.Cache poisoning C.DNSChanger D.Packet amplification E.EDNS

Ch 2: DNS Overview: Protocol, Architecture, and Applications

Which item contains data for a domain and its subdomains? A./etc/hosts B.FQDN C.TLD D.Zone E.Delegation

Which item was used for name resolution before DNS? A./etc/hosts B.FQDN C.TLD D.Zone E.Delegation

In a home network, a router is used as a DNS server. What is its role? A.Client B.Caching Server C.Resolver D.Authoritative Server E.None of the above

What item should be blocked on an SOA server? A.Iterative query B.Recursive query C.Delegation D.DNSSEC E.TCP

Which record contains an server's name? A.A B.AAAA C.MX D.PTR E.CNAME

Which record is used to block spam? A.RRSIG B.DS C.SPF D.NAPTR E.SOA

Ch 3: DNS Vulnerabilities

Which security problem makes your DNS server a hazard to others? A.Single point of failure B.Exposure of internal information C.Open resolver D.Unprotected zone transfers E.Server running in privileged mode

Which security problem is caused by Microsoft products querying blackhole servers? A.Single point of failure B.Exposure of internal information C.Open resolver D.Unprotected zone transfers E.Server running in privileged mode

Which security problem can be mitigated with source port randomization? A.Predictable Transaction ID B.CNAME chaining C.Cache poisoning D.MITM E.Packet amplification

Which security problem can be mitigated with DNSSEC? A.Predictable Transaction ID B.CNAME chaining C.Single point of failure D.MITM E.Packet amplification

Ch 4: Monitoring and Detecting Security Breaches

Which monitoring technique requires a SPAN port? A.Log data B.Network flow data C.Packet data D.Application level metadata E.None of the above

Which monitoring technique stores one record for each TCP or UDP session? A.Log data B.Network flow data C.Packet data D.Application level metadata E.None of the above

Which monitoring technique contains layer 7 data in a convenient form? A.Log data B.Network flow data C.Packet data D.Application level metadata E.None of the above

You see a lot of large DNS requests on your network, exceeding 300 bytes. What's going on? A.Transient domains B.Fast flux C.Phantom domains D.DNS Changer E.Tunneling

Ch 5: Prevention, Protection and Mitigation of DNS Service Disruption

Which technique uses BGP to spread out attacks? A.Geographically distributed B.Network distributed C.Caching acceleration D.Anycast E.Direct Delegation

Which technique requires you to trust another company, because if they go down, your site is down? A.Geographically distributed B.Network distributed C.Caching acceleration D.Anycast E.Direct Delegation

Which device is used temporarily, only during an attack? A.Failover B.Firewall C.IDS D.IPS E.Scrubber

Which entity has a self-signed DNSSEC key? A.. B..org C.ietf.org D.More than one of the above E.None of the above

Which protection does DNSSEC provide? A.Confidentiality and integrity B.Confidentiality and availability C.Authenticity and availability D.Authenticity and integrity E.None of the above

Ch 6: DNSSEC and Beyond

What prevents MITM attacks in DNSSEC? A.Trusted root B.CA C.Shared secret D.Nothing E.None of the above

Which item allows authenticated denial of existence, but exposes host names? A.DS B.NSEC C.NSEC3 D.RRSIG E.Glue records

Which item conceals host names with hashing? A.DS B.NSEC C.NSEC3 D.RRSIG E.Glue records

Which item renders DNS requests confidential? A.DNSCurve B.DNSSEC C.NSEC3 D.DS E.RR

Which item makes attacks possible on the target's LAN? A.DS Record B.Lack of Protection Between User Devices and Resolvers C.Lack of Protection of Glue Records D.Key Changes Don't Propagate E.NSEC3 DoS

Which attack is possible when a server changes hosting providers? A.Re-Addressing Replay Attack B.NSEC3 Offline Dictionary Attack C.No Protection of DNS or Lower Layer Header Data D.DNSSEC Data Inflate Zone Files and DNS Packet Sizes E.DNSSEC Increases Computational Requirements