Deal of The Day! Hurry Up, Grab the Special Discount - Save 25% - Ends In 00:00:00 Coupon code: SAVE25
Welcome to Pass4Success

- Free Preparation Discussions
Mail Us support@pass4success.com
Location US
Mob_nav_barsMENU

LPI 202-450 Exam - Topic 5 Question 16 Discussion

Using its standard configuration, how does fail2ban block offending SSH clients?
B) By modifying and adjusting the SSHD configuration.
A) By rejecting connections due to its role as a proxy in front of SSHD.
C) By creating and maintaining netfilter rules.
D) By creating null routes that drop any answer packets sent to the client.
E) By modifying and adjusting the TCP Wrapper configuration for SSHD.

LPI 202-450 Exam - Topic 5 Question 16 Discussion

Actual exam question for LPI's 202-450 exam
Question #: 16
Topic #: 5
[All 202-450 Questions]

Using its standard configuration, how does fail2ban block offending SSH clients?

Show Suggested Answer Hide Answer
Suggested Answer: B

by Brandon at May 06, 2022, 02:21 PM

Limited Time Offer

25%

Off

Get Premium 202-450 Questions as Interactive Web-Based Practice Test or PDF

Contribute your Thoughts:

0/2000 characters
Submit Cancel
Gene
10 months ago
I always thought it was null routes. Interesting!
upvoted 0 times
...
Gilberto
10 months ago
Nope, definitely not modifying SSHD config.
upvoted 0 times
...
Thaddeus
10 months ago
Wait, I thought it was a proxy?
upvoted 0 times
...
Bernardine
10 months ago
Totally agree, it's all about those iptables rules!
upvoted 0 times
...
Hermila
11 months ago
Fail2ban blocks SSH clients by creating netfilter rules.
upvoted 0 times
...
Leota
11 months ago
I'm leaning towards the netfilter rules option too, but I can't shake the feeling that there was something about rejecting connections as a proxy.
upvoted 0 times
...
Isadora
11 months ago
I feel like the answer might be about netfilter rules, but I also vaguely recall something about TCP Wrapper.
upvoted 0 times
...
Tonette
11 months ago
I remember practicing a question about fail2ban, and I think it was related to modifying SSHD configuration, but that doesn't seem right for this one.
upvoted 0 times
...
Blondell
11 months ago
I think fail2ban blocks SSH clients by creating netfilter rules, but I'm not entirely sure if that's the only method it uses.
upvoted 0 times
...
Lanie
11 months ago
Hmm, this is a tricky one. I'm leaning towards option C, since that sounds like a one-on-one coaching engagement, which seems like the kind of "accelerator" service they might offer. But I'm not completely confident.
upvoted 0 times
...
Leslie
11 months ago
Ah, I see now. File storage is the way to go for organizing data in a hierarchical structure on a NAS device. I'll select that option.
upvoted 0 times
...
Leoma
11 months ago
This is a good test of our understanding of basic insurance concepts. I'm going to carefully read through the question again, think it through step-by-step, and then select the answer I'm most confident in.
upvoted 0 times
...
Willow
11 months ago
This looks like a straightforward question about the components of an Audit Configuration file. I think the answer is DataExtractors, since that component is responsible for taking input data and producing some kind of output.
upvoted 0 times
...
Tomislav H
3 years ago
fail2ban doesn't change configuration, it uses iptables or some script on behalf of iptables, so C is the correct answer
upvoted 1 times
...

Save Cancel