Which of the following is a risk associated with the hardware supply chain?

Counterfeit components that may contain backdoors or fail prematurely

Weak passwords on user accounts

Software bugs in the operating system

An organization wants to enforce two-factor authentication for administrative access to servers. They already use a password. Which hardware-based option provides a second factor that is resistant to phishing and does not require a driver installation on the server?

A smart card with a PKI certificate

A one-time password (OTP) token

What is the primary purpose of the platform integrity measurement function of a TPM?

To provide a backup of the operating system

To detect unauthorized changes to firmware and boot components

What is the primary purpose of Secure Boot in a UEFI-based system?

To ensure that only signed and trusted boot loaders and OS components are loaded

To allow the user to choose between multiple operating systems

To speed up the boot process by skipping hardware checks

To encrypt the entire hard drive during boot

LPI Security Essentials

Domain 3Objective 1

023.1 Hardware Security (weight: 2) SECURITY-ESSENTIALS Practice Questions (Page 1)

Part of the 023 Device and Storage Security domain, which makes up ~24% of our current practice bank. Linux Professional Institute does not publish an official question count, but from its 60-minute exam (~25–40 total, ~6–10 in this domain), expect 2–3 from this objective — we provide 38 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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1foundation · easy
Which of the following is a risk associated with the hardware supply chain?
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2foundation · easy
Which hardware authentication mechanism is a small device that generates one-time passcodes to verify a user's identity?
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3application · medium
An organization wants to enforce two-factor authentication for administrative access to servers. They already use a password. Which hardware-based option provides a second factor that is resistant to phishing and does not require a driver installation on the server?
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4foundation · easy
What is the primary purpose of the platform integrity measurement function of a TPM?
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5foundation · easy
What is the primary purpose of Secure Boot in a UEFI-based system?
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