Systems Security Certified Practitioner – SSCP – Question0204 - Systems Security Certified Practitioner

Because all the secret keys are held and authentication is performed on the Kerberos TGS and the authentication servers, these servers are vulnerable to:

A. neither physical attacks nor attacks from malicious code.
B. physical attacks only
C. both physical attacks and attacks from malicious code.
D. physical attacks but not attacks from malicious code.

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Since all the secret keys are held and authentication is performed on the Kerberos TGS and the authentication servers, these servers are vulnerable to both physical attacks and attacks from malicious code.
Because a client’s password is used in the initiation of the Kerberos request for the service protocol, password guessing can be used to impersonate a client. Source: KRUTZ, Ronald L. & VINES, Russel D., The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the Ten Domains of Computer Security, 2001, John Wiley & Sons, Page 42.