ISC2 CSSLP Exam - Topic 10 Question 42 Discussion

Actual exam question for ISC2's CSSLP exam

Question #: 42
Topic #: 10

The National Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (NIACAP) is the minimum standard process for the certification and accreditation of computer and telecommunications systems that handle U.S. national security information. What are the different types of NIACAP accreditation?

Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

ASite accreditation

BType accreditation

CSecure accreditation

DSystem accreditation

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Suggested Answer: A, B, D

NIACAP accreditation is of three types depending on what is being certified. They are as follows:

1.Site accreditation: This type of accreditation evaluates the applications and systems at a specific, self contained location.

2.Type accreditation: This type of accreditation evaluates an application or system that is distributed to a number of different locations.

3.System accreditation: This accreditation evaluates a major application or general support system.

Answer C is incorrect. No such type of NIACAP accreditation exists.

by Alishia at May 08, 2022, 09:44 PM

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Nobuko

4 months ago

Type accreditation? Sounds a bit vague to me.

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Reuben

4 months ago

Site and system accreditations are definitely on the list!

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Herminia

4 months ago

Wait, what's secure accreditation? I don't think that's a thing.

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Dusti

4 months ago

Totally agree, especially with system accreditation being crucial!

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Janella

5 months ago

I think there are four types of NIACAP accreditation.

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Susana

5 months ago

I think there are only two main types: site and system accreditation. Type accreditation doesn’t ring a bell for me.

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Annelle

5 months ago

Secure accreditation sounds familiar, but I can't find it in my notes. I’m leaning towards site and system being the main ones.

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Lashonda

5 months ago

I feel like I came across a practice question that mentioned type accreditation, but I can't recall if it's a valid option here.

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Elfrieda

5 months ago

I remember studying NIACAP, but I'm not entirely sure about the specific types of accreditation. I think site and system accreditation are definitely part of it.

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Jovita

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm not so sure. The fact that the packets are fragmented makes me think this could be a different kind of attack, like a Smurf attack or a Fraggle attack. I'll have to double-check the details on those to be sure.

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Krystal

5 months ago

I'm pretty confident about this one. The single point of contact and solution experts solving issues are definitely benefits of Solution Support.

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