WGU C706 SECURE SOFTWARE DESIGN
(PRE-ASSESSMENT) EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2025/2026.
Which due diligence activity for supply chain security should occur in the initiation phase of the
software acquisition life cycle? - ANS 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? - ANS 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? - ANS Complete mediation
Which software security principle guards against the improper modification or destruction of
information and ensures the nonrepudiation and authenticity of information? - ANS Integrity
What type of functional security requirement involves receiving, processing, storing,
transmitting, and delivering in report form? - ANS Primary dataflow
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, Which nonfunctional security requirement provides a way to capture information correctly and
a way to store that information to help support later audits? - ANS Logging
Which security concept refers to the quality of information that could cause harm or damage if
disclosed? - ANS Sensitivity
Which technology would be an example of an injection flaw, according to the OWASP Top 10? -
ANS 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? - ANS 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? - ANS Open design
Which type of TCP scanning indicates that a system is moving to the second phase in a three-
way TCP handshake? - ANS TCP SYN scanning
Which evaluation technique provides invalid, unexpected, or random data to the inputs of a
computer software program? - ANS Fuzz testing
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
(PRE-ASSESSMENT) EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2025/2026.
Which due diligence activity for supply chain security should occur in the initiation phase of the
software acquisition life cycle? - ANS 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? - ANS 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? - ANS Complete mediation
Which software security principle guards against the improper modification or destruction of
information and ensures the nonrepudiation and authenticity of information? - ANS Integrity
What type of functional security requirement involves receiving, processing, storing,
transmitting, and delivering in report form? - ANS Primary dataflow
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Which nonfunctional security requirement provides a way to capture information correctly and
a way to store that information to help support later audits? - ANS Logging
Which security concept refers to the quality of information that could cause harm or damage if
disclosed? - ANS Sensitivity
Which technology would be an example of an injection flaw, according to the OWASP Top 10? -
ANS 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? - ANS 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? - ANS Open design
Which type of TCP scanning indicates that a system is moving to the second phase in a three-
way TCP handshake? - ANS TCP SYN scanning
Which evaluation technique provides invalid, unexpected, or random data to the inputs of a
computer software program? - ANS Fuzz testing
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
