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What are the five types of user accounts in Mac OS X? How are they different?
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Standard is the default account type; administrative users can make changes to the system; a guest user does not require a password; sharing only users can access only shared files; and the root user has unlimited access.
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What are account attributes?
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Account attributes are the individual pieces of information that are used to define a user account. Examples include full name
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How can you limit a user account?
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Parental controls can be used to further limit a user account. Examples include enforcing a simple Finder
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What are some security risks associated with each type of user account?
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Standard user accounts are very secure
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What default folders make up a user’s home folder?
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The default folders in a user’s home folder are Desktop
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What three types of resource contention issues can occur when fast user switching is enabled?
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Resource contention occurs when fast user switching is enabled and a user tries to access an item that another user already has open in the background. Document contention occurs when a user attempts to open a document that another user has already opened. Peripheral contention occurs when a user attempts to access a peripheral that is already in use by another user’s open application. Application contention occurs when the second user attempts to access an application that is designed to run only once on a system.
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What security risk can occur when fast user switching is enabled?
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When fast user switching is enabled
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What does a keychain do?
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A keychain is an encrypted file that is used to securely save passwords
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How does FileVault secure a user’s data?
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FileVault stores the user’s home folder in an encrypted disk image. This disk image is accessible only by the FileVault user.
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How does resetting the master password affect existing FileVault user accounts?
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If a known master password is reset using the Security preferences
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How does resetting a user’s password as an administrative user affect that user’s keychains?
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If an administrative user resets another user’s account or FileVault password
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How does the Firmware Password utility help prevent users from making unauthorized password changes?
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The Firmware Password utility prevents users from booting off other devices. This in turn prevents them from using the Mac OS X Install DVD to reset local passwords without authorization.
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