Secure Password Policies F5CAB1 Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–19

1. 16foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a typical setting found in a BIG-IP password policy?

   • AMinimum password length
   • BSNMP community string
   • CMaximum concurrent sessions
   • DDefault user role
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2. 17application · medium

   A financial institution requires that all administrative passwords on their BIG-IP devices be changed every 60 days. The compliance officer also wants to ensure that the 'admin' account is subject to this rule. What should the administrator configure?

   • ASet the 'Minimum Age' to 60 days to prevent the admin from changing the password too soon.
   • BSet the 'Maximum Age' to 60 days in the password policy and apply it to the admin account.
   • CSet the 'Lockout Duration' to 60 minutes to lock the account after failed attempts.
   • DManually change the admin password every 60 days and document it in a ticket.
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4. 18application · medium

   A new BIG-IP administrator is setting up the device for the first time. The company policy states that all administrative accounts, including the default 'admin' account, must have a password that expires every 90 days and must be at least 14 characters long. What is the most efficient way to enforce this policy?

   • AManually set the admin password to a 14-character string and remind the administrator to change it every 90 days.
   • BSet 'Password History' to 90 and 'Minimum Length' to 14.
   • CSet 'Lockout Threshold' to 14 and 'Lockout Duration' to 90 minutes.
   • DConfigure the password policy with 'Maximum Age' = 90 and 'Minimum Length' = 14, and ensure the admin account is subject to this policy.
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5. 19foundation · easy

   Which of the following is a best practice for securing administrative accounts on BIG-IP?

   • AEnforce strong password policies
   • BShare passwords among administrators
   • CUse the same password for all accounts
   • DDisable all password policies
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