CCSP · Question #315
What aspect of a Type 2 hypervisor involves additional security concerns that are not relevant with a Type 1 hypervisor? Response:
The correct answer is A. Reliance on a host operating system. A Type 2 hypervisor runs on top of a host operating system, introducing additional security risks associated with the host OS that are absent in a Type 1 hypervisor's direct hardware interaction.
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What aspect of a Type 2 hypervisor involves additional security concerns that are not relevant with a Type 1 hypervisor? Response:
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- AReliance on a host operating system
- BAuditing
- CProprietary software
- DProgramming languages
How the community answered
(51 responses)- A92% (47)
- B4% (2)
- C2% (1)
- D2% (1)
Why each option
A Type 2 hypervisor runs on top of a host operating system, introducing additional security risks associated with the host OS that are absent in a Type 1 hypervisor's direct hardware interaction.
A Type 2 hypervisor (hosted hypervisor) depends on an underlying host operating system, meaning vulnerabilities or misconfigurations in the host OS can compromise the hypervisor and its guest virtual machines, an attack surface not present in a bare-metal Type 1 hypervisor.
Auditing is a security concern relevant to both Type 1 and Type 2 hypervisors as a general security practice.
Proprietary software can be an issue for both hypervisor types if they use it; it's not exclusive to Type 2 or a distinguishing security concern.
Programming languages are used to develop both hypervisor types and are not a specific additional security concern for Type 2 over Type 1.
Concept tested: Hypervisor types and security differences
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/performance-tuning/role/hyper-v-server/virtualization-overview
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