FedVTE- Linux Operating System
Security Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
What program could you use on a Linux system to securely copy files to a Linux
host running the SSH server daemon? - Correct answer-SCP
Single user mode in Linux is a security risk if a malicious actor has physical access
to the host - Correct answer-True
srm is a tool used to securely delete files from the file system - Correct answer-
True
What software installation package format is used on Red Hat? - Correct answer-
DPKG (?)
With IPTables what default policy should be used for packets for maximum
security? - Correct answer-DROP
IPSec PPTP and SSL are all examples of: - Correct answer-VPNs
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, A BASH script must be compiled into an executable object in order to run. -
Correct answer-False
You can use SSH to tunnel and encrypt traffic between a client and a server. -
Correct answer-True
chroot confines a process to a specific directory - Correct answer-True
GID UID and EUID stand for: - Correct answer-Group User and Effective User
Identification numbers
What is Unified Extensible Firmware Interface designed to do? - Correct answer-
Prevent malicious actors from modifying the boot loader or booting the computer
with a different operating system
Which of the following are package management programs which install or update
or remove packages on a Linux system? - Correct answer-All
2003:da3:1637:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff is an example of what type of address? - Correct
answer-IPv6
Bro, Snort, Suricata are examples of what kind of Linux security feature? - Correct
answer-Network Intrusion Detection Systems
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Security Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
What program could you use on a Linux system to securely copy files to a Linux
host running the SSH server daemon? - Correct answer-SCP
Single user mode in Linux is a security risk if a malicious actor has physical access
to the host - Correct answer-True
srm is a tool used to securely delete files from the file system - Correct answer-
True
What software installation package format is used on Red Hat? - Correct answer-
DPKG (?)
With IPTables what default policy should be used for packets for maximum
security? - Correct answer-DROP
IPSec PPTP and SSL are all examples of: - Correct answer-VPNs
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, A BASH script must be compiled into an executable object in order to run. -
Correct answer-False
You can use SSH to tunnel and encrypt traffic between a client and a server. -
Correct answer-True
chroot confines a process to a specific directory - Correct answer-True
GID UID and EUID stand for: - Correct answer-Group User and Effective User
Identification numbers
What is Unified Extensible Firmware Interface designed to do? - Correct answer-
Prevent malicious actors from modifying the boot loader or booting the computer
with a different operating system
Which of the following are package management programs which install or update
or remove packages on a Linux system? - Correct answer-All
2003:da3:1637:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff is an example of what type of address? - Correct
answer-IPv6
Bro, Snort, Suricata are examples of what kind of Linux security feature? - Correct
answer-Network Intrusion Detection Systems
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