CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) Exam Objectives Master Set questions with answers

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Public key infrastructure (PKI) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A system
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that manages the creation, distribution, and revocation of digital
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certificates.


Public key - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A cryptographic key that is
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used for encryption and verifying digital signatures in asymmetric
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encryption.
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Private key - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A cryptographic key that is
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used for decryption and creating digital signatures in asymmetric
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encryption.
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Key escrow - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A process where a trusted
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third party holds a copy of an encryption key.
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Encryption - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The process of converting
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plaintext into ciphertext to protect data confidentiality.
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Full-disk encryption - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The process of
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encrypting the entire disk to protect all data stored on it.
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,Partition encryption - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The process of
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encrypting a specific partition on a disk.
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File encryption - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The process of
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encrypting individual files to protect their contents.
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Volume encryption - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The process of
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encrypting a logical volume, which can span multiple disks or
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partitions.


Database encryption - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The process of
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encrypting a database to protect its contents.
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Record encryption - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The process of
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encrypting individual records within a database.
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Transport/communication encryption - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


✔✔The process of encrypting data during transmission to ensure
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its confidentiality.
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Asymmetric encryption - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A cryptographic
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system that uses two different keys: a public key for encryption
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and a private key for decryption.
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Symmetric encryption - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A cryptographic
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system that uses the same key for both encryption and
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decryption.

,Key exchange - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The process of securely
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sharing encryption keys between parties.
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Algorithms - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Mathematical functions used
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in encryption and decryption processes.
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Key length - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The size of the encryption
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key, measured in bits.
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Trusted Platform Module (TPM) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A
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hardware component that provides secure storage and
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cryptographic functions. |\




Hardware security module (HSM) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A
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physical device that generates, stores, and manages
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cryptographic keys. |\




Key management system - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A system that
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handles the generation, storage, and distribution of
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cryptographic keys. |\




Secure enclave - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A secure area within a
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processor that protects sensitive data.
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Obfuscation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The process of making
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something unclear or difficult to understand.
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, Steganography - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The process of hiding |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


secret information within an innocent-looking carrier file.
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Tokenization - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The process of replacing
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sensitive data with a non-sensitive token.
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Data masking - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The process of modifying
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sensitive data to protect its confidentiality.
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Hashing - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The process of converting data
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into a fixed-size string of characters.
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Salting - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The process of adding random
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data to the input of a hash function to prevent precomputed
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attacks.


Digital signatures - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A cryptographic
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mechanism to verify the authenticity and integrity of digital
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documents.


Key stretching - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A technique to make a
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cryptographic key more resistant to brute-force attacks. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Blockchain - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A distributed ledger that
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records transactions across multiple computers.
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