What is the first step in a typical patch management process?

Deploying patches to production systems

Identifying available patches and updates

Documenting the patch deployment

Testing patches in a staging environment

Which practice is essential for ensuring the integrity of code in a version control system?

Allowing all developers to commit directly to the main branch

Deleting old branches to reduce clutter

Storing code on a public server

Using cryptographic hashes to verify the integrity of commits

An organization maintains an inventory of all hardware assets. Which lifecycle stage is most directly supported by having an accurate hardware inventory?

All stages of the hardware lifecycle

How does documentation support compliance and auditing activities?

By eliminating the need for external audits

By preventing all security incidents

By automatically generating compliance reports

By providing evidence that security controls are implemented and maintained

Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional

Domain 7Objective 2

Secure Configuration and Version Control CSSLP Practice Questions (Page 6)

Part of the Secure Software Deployment, Operations, Maintenance domain, which accounts for 11% of the CSSLP exam. ISC2 does not publish an official question count, but from its 180-minute exam (~70–120 total, ~8–13 in this domain), expect 1–1 from this objective — we provide 35 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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What is the first step in a typical patch management process?
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Which version control feature allows multiple developers to work on the same codebase simultaneously without interfering with each other's work?
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Which practice is essential for ensuring the integrity of code in a version control system?
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An organization maintains an inventory of all hardware assets. Which lifecycle stage is most directly supported by having an accurate hardware inventory?
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How does documentation support compliance and auditing activities?
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