HPE6-A85 Exam - Topic 5 Question 24 Discussion

Actual exam question for HP's HPE6-A85 exam

Question #: 24
Topic #: 5

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A hacker has altered a user's 3-Way Handshake in order to gain access to their session.

Which security mechanism would intelligently deny this traffic?

AOut-of-band management (00BM)

BStateless firewall

CAccess Control List (ACL)

DStateful firewall

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Suggested Answer: B, E

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by Tegan at Jul 14, 2024, 09:50 PM

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Elza

9 months ago

Surprised this is even a question, it's so obvious!

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Sheridan

10 months ago

Stateless firewalls won't cut it for this.

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Mendy

10 months ago

Wait, can ACLs really handle this?

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Marta

10 months ago

Definitely D, it’s the best option here!

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Lisbeth

10 months ago

A stateful firewall tracks active connections.

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Noah

10 months ago

Out-of-band management seems unrelated here, but I can't recall the exact role of stateful firewalls in session management.

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Teri

11 months ago

I’m a bit confused; I thought ACLs were more about permissions rather than monitoring traffic states.

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Shay

11 months ago

I remember practicing questions about firewalls, and I feel like a stateless firewall wouldn't be able to handle this situation effectively.

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Anjelica

11 months ago

I think the stateful firewall might be the right choice since it tracks the state of active connections, but I'm not entirely sure.

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Justine

11 months ago

Access control lists might help, but I'm not sure they'd be as effective as a stateful firewall at identifying and blocking the hacked handshake.

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Jill

11 months ago

Okay, I'm pretty confident the answer is D. A stateful firewall would be able to monitor the connection flow and identify the malicious activity.

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Lewis

11 months ago

I'm a bit confused - is a stateless firewall really a viable option for this scenario? That doesn't seem like it would be able to detect the altered handshake.

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Dana

11 months ago

Hmm, a stateful firewall seems like the most logical choice here. It would be able to track the connection state and detect the anomaly.

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Samira

11 months ago

This seems like a tricky question. I'll need to think through the different security mechanisms and how they might handle a hacked 3-way handshake.

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Chana

11 months ago

I'm pretty sure awk is based on sed, so I'll go with option C.

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Sheldon

11 months ago

I've got this! The two additional metrics I should monitor are Backlogged Input Events and Watermark Delay. That will give me a good sense of any potential bottlenecks or delays in the data processing.

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Rosita

1 year ago

Haha, imagine a hacker trying to get through a stateful firewall. It's like trying to sneak past a bouncer at a club - ain't happening!

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Cortney

1 year ago

Stateless firewall? That's about as useful as a chocolate teapot in this scenario. Gotta go with the stateful option, my dudes.

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Colby

1 year ago

Out-of-band management? That's like trying to put out a fire with a garden hose. We need a real security solution here.

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Linwood

1 year ago

D: Access Control List (ACL) might help, but a Stateful firewall is the best option here.

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Jutta

1 year ago

C: Yeah, a Stateless firewall wouldn't be able to handle that kind of attack.

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Denny

1 year ago

B: We need something more robust like a Stateful firewall to intelligently deny that traffic.

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Annelle

1 year ago

A: Out-of-band management? That's not going to stop a hacker from altering the 3-Way Handshake.

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Luz

1 year ago

Access Control List? Nah, that's not gonna cut it. We need something more sophisticated to handle this hacker situation.

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Ettie

1 year ago

Out-of-band management could also be useful in detecting and stopping this type of attack.

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Cristal

1 year ago

I agree, a stateful firewall can track the state of the connection and prevent unauthorized access.

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Aja

1 year ago

Stateful firewall would be the best option to stop the hacker from gaining access.

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Dean

1 year ago

Hmm, a stateful firewall would definitely be the way to go here. It can detect and block the malicious 3-way handshake attempt.

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Mike

1 year ago

Yeah, a stateless firewall wouldn't be able to prevent this type of attack.

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Shonda

1 year ago

Out-of-band management wouldn't be as effective in this scenario.

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Lavonda

1 year ago

I agree, a stateful firewall can detect and block unauthorized access attempts.

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Craig

1 year ago

Stateful firewall would definitely be the best choice in this situation.

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Colette

1 year ago

I'm not sure, but I think C) Access Control List (ACL) could also help in denying unauthorized traffic.

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Roy

1 year ago

I agree with Elin. Stateful firewall can track the state of connections and block unauthorized access.

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Elin

1 year ago

I think the answer is D) Stateful firewall.

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