All of the following avenues of accessing a firewall's management interface should be limited, restricted, or disabled except:

All of the following avenues of accessing a firewall's management interface should be limited, restricted, or disabled except:

A. Wireless

B. Telnet

C. Public facing NIC interface

D. Port 80 Web

E. Private network NIC interface


Answer: E

The most important configuration element related to a firewall's management interface is:

The most important configuration element related to a firewall's management interface is:

A. Access over wireless is prevented.

B. Access through a network interface is enabled.

C. Access is encrypted.

D. Access through a CON port is allowed.

E. Physical access to the device is controlled.


Answer: C

What is the name of a single device that is based on a firewall but that has been expanded and improved to perform a wide variety of services, such as filtering, IPS, antivirus scanning, anti-spam filtering, VPN endpoint hosting, content filtering, load-balancing, and detailed logging?

What is the name of a single device that is based on a firewall but that has been expanded and improved to perform a wide variety of services, such as filtering, IPS, antivirus scanning, anti-spam filtering, VPN endpoint hosting, content filtering, load-balancing, and detailed logging?

A. Load balanced filtering

B. Port based network access (admission) control

C. Unified threat management

D. Multifactor authentication

E. IEEE 802.1x


Answer: C

What is the primary factor used to distinguish a great firewall enhancement from a marketing gimmick used to drive up sales?

What is the primary factor used to distinguish a great firewall enhancement from a marketing gimmick used to drive up sales?

A. Does the enhanced firewall cost the same or less than separate products?

B. Does the enhancement affect the operating speed of the firewall?

C. Does the enhancement operate as well as or better than the original firewall?

D. Does the enhancement require the purchase of a new firewall, or can it be added to existing products already deployed?

E. Does the enhancement have a reoccurring license or subscription fee?

Answer: C

What form of encryption allows a firewall to filter based on the original source and destination address?

What form of encryption allows a firewall to filter based on the original source and destination address? (Assume the firewall is located along the path between session endpoints.)

A. Tunnel mode

B. VPN remote access encryption

C. Transport mode

D. VPN LAN-to-LAN encryption

E. Header encryption

F. Item List Clickable


Answer: C

When a firewall is able to process packets, filter malicious code, and transmit authorized communications onward to their destination without introducing latency or lag, this is known as operating at

When a firewall is able to process packets, filter malicious code, and transmit authorized communications onward to their destination without introducing latency or lag, this is known as operating at

Answer: Wirespeed