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SSCP Question #1218: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is B: Host Based IDS. The question asks to categorize TCPWrappers as a specific type of security tool.
Submitted by marco_it· Apr 18, 2026Systems and Application Security
Question
TCPWrappers is an example of which type of security tool?
Options
- ANetwork Based IDS
- BHost Based IDS
- CPersonal Firewall
- DAll of the above
- ENone of the above
Explanation
The question asks to categorize TCPWrappers as a specific type of security tool.
Common mistakes.
- A. A Network Based IDS monitors traffic from a network segment, independent of individual hosts, to detect suspicious activities across the network.
- C. A personal firewall typically controls network traffic at a lower level on an individual client machine, whereas TCPWrappers focuses on access to specific services.
- D. TCPWrappers specifically fits into the host-based category, not all categories listed.
- E. TCPWrappers clearly fits the Host-Based IDS category.
Concept tested. Host-based security tool identification
Reference. https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-tcpwrappers.html
Topics
#TCPWrappers#Host-based security#Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)#Access Control
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