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LPI Security Essentials

SECURITY-ESSENTIALS

The LPI Security Essentials certification validates your foundational knowledge of IT security, focusing on digital self-defense for individual users. It covers common threats to computers, networks, services, and identity, along with practical prevention and mitigation strategies. Earning it demonstrates you can use encryption, apply security best practices, and protect your personal data and online presence.

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5Domains

17Objectives

101Practice pages

479Free questions

SECURITY-ESSENTIALS free practice questions

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021.1 Goals, Roles and Actors (weight: 1)

15 questions · 3 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15

021.2 Risk Assessment and Management (weight: 2)

30 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30

021.3 Ethical Behavior (weight: 2)

29 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–29

022.1 Cryptography and Public Key Infrastructure (weight: 3)

31 questions · 7 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–31

022.2 Web Encryption (weight: 2)

29 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–29

022.3 Email Encryption (weight: 2)

17 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–17

022.4 Data Storage Encryption (weight: 2)

19 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–19

023.1 Hardware Security (weight: 2)

38 questions · 8 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–38

023.2 Application Security (weight: 2)

26 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–26

023.3 Malware (weight: 3)

29 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–29

023.4 Data Availability (weight: 2)

20 questions · 4 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20

024.1 Networks, Network Services and the Internet (weight: 4)

25 questions · 5 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25

024.2 Network and Internet Security (weight: 3)

38 questions · 8 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–38

024.3 Network Encryption and Anonymity (weight: 3)

27 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–27

025.1 Identity and Authentication (weight: 3)

36 questions · 8 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–36

025.2 Information Confidentiality and Secure Communication (weight: 2)

40 questions · 8 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40

025.3 Privacy Protection (weight: 2)

30 questions · 6 pages

Questions 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30

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LPI Security Essentials

SECURITY-ESSENTIALS free practice questions

Domain 1 · 021 Security Concepts15% of practice bank · 3 objectives · 74 questions15%

Domain 2 · 022 Encryption20% of practice bank · 4 objectives · 96 questions20%

Domain 3 · 023 Device and Storage Security24% of practice bank · 4 objectives · 113 questions24%

Domain 4 · 024 Network and Service Security19% of practice bank · 3 objectives · 90 questions19%

Domain 5 · 025 Identity and Privacy22% of practice bank · 3 objectives · 106 questions22%