Cisco IOS CLI and basic device security — Quiz

Cisco IOS CLI and basic device security

1. Which command provides the most secure method for setting a password to access privileged EXEC mode? (Choose one answer)

a) login password

b) enable password

c) enable secret

d) secret password

2. Which CLI mode is indicated by the Router(config)# prompt and is required to make changes that affect the entire device? (Choose one answer)

a) User EXEC Mode

b) Privileged EXEC Mode

c) Interface Configuration Mode

d) Global Configuration Mode

3. The service password-encryption command is used to perform what primary security function? (Choose one answer)

a) It provides strong encryption for the enable secret password

b) It encrypts all plaintext passwords visible in the show running-config output

c) It securely saves the configuration to the startup-config file

d) It requires a password to be entered when a user types the enable command

4. A network admin types enable at the Router> prompt and is successfully taken to the Router# prompt without being asked for a password. What is the most likely reason for this? (Choose one answer)

a) The login command was not used on the console line

b) The enable secret password has not been configured

c) The service password-encryption command is disabled

d) The terminal emulator has a corrupted configuration

5. After configuring a new enable secret password and a hostname, a network admin reloads the device only to find the changes are gone and the old hostname is present. What command did the technician forget to use? (Choose one answer)

a) reload

b) write memory

c) copy running-config startup-config

d) show startup-config