Which Windows component maintains the local user account database and stores password hashes for accounts on a standalone Windows machine?

Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)

A Linux server is being hardened. The administrator wants to ensure that only the 'webadmin' group can manage the Apache service, and that no other users can start or stop it. The system uses systemd. Which approach is the most appropriate?

Configure polkit rules to allow only the webadmin group to manage the apache2 service.

Set the service unit file to include 'PermissionsStartOnly=true' and 'ExecStartPre' commands.

Use 'systemctl edit apache2' to add 'User=webadmin' to the service unit.

Create a sudoers rule that allows members of webadmin to run 'systemctl restart apache2' without a password.

In Windows, what is the primary purpose of a security identifier (SID)?

To store the user's password in an encrypted format

To define the permissions on a file or folder

To encrypt network traffic between client and server

To uniquely identify a user, group, or computer account

Which framework in Linux provides a modular way to authenticate users by allowing different authentication methods (e.g., passwords, smart cards, biometrics) to be plugged in?

Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM)

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Domain 1Objective 4

Windows and Unix/Linux Security SCE Practice Questions (Page 1)

Part of the Computer Network and Security Fundamentals domain, which makes up ~16% of our current practice bank. EC-Council does not publish an official question count, but from its 120-minute exam (~50–80 total, ~8–13 in this domain), expect 1–2 from this objective — we provide 49 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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11 Concepts in This Objective

Windows Security Architecture
Windows Authentication and Authorization
Windows Security Policies and Group Policy
Windows Auditing and Logging
Windows Defender and Built-in Security Tools
Unix/Linux Security Architecture
Unix/Linux Authentication and PAM
Unix/Linux File Permissions and Access Control
Unix/Linux Security Hardening
Unix/Linux Auditing and Logging
Unix/Linux Security Tools

Questions 1–5

1foundation · easy
Which command allows a permitted user to execute a command with the security privileges of another user (typically root) without logging in as that user?
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2foundation · easy
Which Windows component maintains the local user account database and stores password hashes for accounts on a standalone Windows machine?
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3expert · hard
A Linux server is being hardened. The administrator wants to ensure that only the 'webadmin' group can manage the Apache service, and that no other users can start or stop it. The system uses systemd. Which approach is the most appropriate?
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4foundation · easy
In Windows, what is the primary purpose of a security identifier (SID)?
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5foundation · easy
Which framework in Linux provides a modular way to authenticate users by allowing different authentication methods (e.g., passwords, smart cards, biometrics) to be plugged in?
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