WGU-C706 SECURE SOFTWARE DESIGN (PRE-ASSESSMENT)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which due diligence activity for supply chain security should occur in the initiation phase of the software
acquisition life cycle? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Developing a request for proposal (RFP) that includes
supply chain security risk management
Which due diligence activity for supply chain security investigates the means by which data sets are
shared and assessed? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A document exchange and review
Identification of the entity making the access request
Verification that the request has not changed since its initiation
Application of the appropriate authorization procedures
Reexamination of previously authorized requests by the same entity
Which security design analysis is being described? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Complete mediation
Which software security principle guards against the improper modification or destruction of
information and ensures the nonrepudiation and authenticity of information? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Integrity
What type of functional security requirement involves receiving, processing, storing, transmitting, and
delivering in report form? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Primary dataflow
Which nonfunctional security requirement provides a way to capture information correctly and a way to
store that information to help support later audits? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Logging
Which security concept refers to the quality of information that could cause harm or damage if
disclosed? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Sensitivity
Which technology would be an example of an injection flaw, according to the OWASP Top 10? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅SQL
, A company is creating a new software to track customer balance and wants to design a secure
application.
Which best practice should be applied? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Create multiple layers of protection so
that a subsequent layer provides protection if a layer is breached
A company is developing a secure software that has to be evaluated and tested by a large number of
experts.
Which security principle should be applied? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Open design
Which type of TCP scanning indicates that a system is moving to the second phase in a three-way TCP
handshake? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅TCP SYN scanning
Which evaluation technique provides invalid, unexpected, or random data to the inputs of a computer
software program? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Fuzz testing
Which approach provides an opportunity to improve the software development life cycle by tailoring
the process to the specific risks facing the organization? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Software assurance
maturity model (SAMM)
Which phase contains sophisticated software development processes that ensure that feedback from
one phase reaches to the previous phase to improve future results? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Optimizing
The activities for compliance include ensuring collected information is only used for intended purposes,
information is timely and accurate, and the public is aware of the information collected and how it is
used.
Which well-accepted secure development standard is addressed by these activities? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅PIA
An organization is in the process of building an application for its banking software.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which due diligence activity for supply chain security should occur in the initiation phase of the software
acquisition life cycle? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Developing a request for proposal (RFP) that includes
supply chain security risk management
Which due diligence activity for supply chain security investigates the means by which data sets are
shared and assessed? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A document exchange and review
Identification of the entity making the access request
Verification that the request has not changed since its initiation
Application of the appropriate authorization procedures
Reexamination of previously authorized requests by the same entity
Which security design analysis is being described? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Complete mediation
Which software security principle guards against the improper modification or destruction of
information and ensures the nonrepudiation and authenticity of information? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Integrity
What type of functional security requirement involves receiving, processing, storing, transmitting, and
delivering in report form? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Primary dataflow
Which nonfunctional security requirement provides a way to capture information correctly and a way to
store that information to help support later audits? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Logging
Which security concept refers to the quality of information that could cause harm or damage if
disclosed? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Sensitivity
Which technology would be an example of an injection flaw, according to the OWASP Top 10? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅SQL
, A company is creating a new software to track customer balance and wants to design a secure
application.
Which best practice should be applied? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Create multiple layers of protection so
that a subsequent layer provides protection if a layer is breached
A company is developing a secure software that has to be evaluated and tested by a large number of
experts.
Which security principle should be applied? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Open design
Which type of TCP scanning indicates that a system is moving to the second phase in a three-way TCP
handshake? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅TCP SYN scanning
Which evaluation technique provides invalid, unexpected, or random data to the inputs of a computer
software program? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Fuzz testing
Which approach provides an opportunity to improve the software development life cycle by tailoring
the process to the specific risks facing the organization? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Software assurance
maturity model (SAMM)
Which phase contains sophisticated software development processes that ensure that feedback from
one phase reaches to the previous phase to improve future results? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Optimizing
The activities for compliance include ensuring collected information is only used for intended purposes,
information is timely and accurate, and the public is aware of the information collected and how it is
used.
Which well-accepted secure development standard is addressed by these activities? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅PIA
An organization is in the process of building an application for its banking software.
