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DoD 8500.2 establishes IA controls for information systems according to the Mission Assurance Categories (MAC) and confidentiality levels. Which of the following MAC levels requires high integrity and medium availability?
Suggested Answer: A, C, D
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The security challenges for DRM are as follows:
Key hiding: It prevents tampering attacks that target the secret keys. In the key hiding process, secret keys are used for
authentication, encryption, and node-locking.
Device fingerprinting: It prevents fraud and provides secure authentication. Device fingerprinting includes the summary of hardware
and software characteristics in order to uniquely identify a device.
OTA provisioning: It provides end-to-end encryption or other secure ways for delivery of copyrighted software to mobile devices.
Answer B is incorrect. Access control is not a security challenge for DRM.
30 comments · newest first
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Latricia
10 months ago
Nope, MAC III is definitely correct.
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Glory
11 months ago
Surprised to see MAC III is the answer!
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Margot
11 months ago
I thought MAC II had those requirements?
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Lore
11 months ago
Totally agree, MAC III fits that description!
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Clement
11 months ago
MAC III is the one with high integrity and medium availability.
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Glen
12 months ago
I thought MAC IV had higher availability requirements, so I’m pretty sure it’s not that one. Could it really be MAC II?
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Refugia
12 months ago
I’m leaning towards MAC II as well, but I could be mixing it up with another question we practiced.
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Tiera
12 months ago
I remember studying the MAC levels, and I feel like MAC III might be the answer, but it’s been a while since I reviewed that section.
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Santos
1 year ago
I think MAC II is the one that requires high integrity and medium availability, but I’m not completely sure.
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Lettie
1 year ago
This is a good question to test our understanding of the MAC levels. I'll review the key details about each one and then select the answer that matches the high integrity and medium availability requirement.
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Luis
1 year ago
I'm not totally confident on this one. The MAC levels and their requirements can be tricky to keep straight. I'll have to carefully consider each option and try to eliminate the ones that don't fit the criteria.
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Orville
1 year ago
Okay, I got this. The question is asking which MAC level has high integrity and medium availability, and that's MAC III. I remember learning that in class.
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Aleta
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm a bit confused on the MAC levels and what each one requires. I'll need to review my notes on DoD 8500.2 to make sure I understand the differences between them.
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Maxima
1 year ago
I'm pretty sure this is asking about the MAC levels and their requirements. Let me think through this - MAC III requires high integrity and medium availability, so that's the answer.
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Artie
1 year ago
Okay, let's think this through. The servers didn't lose power, but the whole rack was inaccessible. That makes me think the issue is probably with the rack power or the switch power. I'll go with B, rack power, as my first choice.
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Richelle
1 year ago
I'm a little confused on the difference between the accrual basis and the modified statement of operations. I'll have to review my notes to make sure I understand which one this question is asking about.
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Velda
1 year ago
I think the answer might be VRF, since it supports separate routing instances for multiple tenants.
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Laquita
1 year ago
I'm a bit unsure about this one. Caching the packages might help, but I'm not sure if that's the only solution or if there are other ways to optimize the pipeline execution time.
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Glory
1 year ago
Okay, I think I've got it. The question is asking for the best way, and that would be to use the MAC address filtering feature on the access point. That's the most secure and straightforward solution.
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Bea
1 year ago
If this was a hacking exam, I'd say the answer is 'all of the above'! But since it's DoD 8500.2, I'll go with D) MAC II. Boring, but effective.
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Yasuko
1 year ago
Yeah, it's important to follow the guidelines set by DoD 8500.2.
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Brice
1 year ago
I agree, D) MAC II is the correct answer.
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Cordelia
2 years ago
Oh, that makes sense. Thanks for explaining.
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Melynda
2 years ago
Eve
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Yuki
1 year ago
D) MAC II
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Melodie
1 year ago
C) MAC I
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Odette
1 year ago
B) MAC IV
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Kaycee
1 year ago
A) MAC III
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Santos
2 years ago
I disagree, I believe the answer is MAC II because it requires high integrity and medium availability.
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Cordelia
2 years ago
I think the answer is MAC III.