Computer Security Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• interception : communication between two parties has been overheard by someone
• interruption : services or data become unavailable, unusable or destroyed
• modification : unauthorized changing of data or tampering with a service
• fabrication : additional data or activities are generated
• encryption : transform data to maintain confidentiality and integrity
• authentication : verify the claimed identity of a user, client or server
• authorization : verify the requested action is permitted
• auditing : useful for analysis of a breach and tracking attackers
• access control : requiring correct permission to perform an action
• role : a collection of permissions assigned to one type of user
• capability : the right to perform one action
• layer : one of several security mechanisms working together
• simplicity : one easy way to design better security
• early : when security features should be addressed in development lifecycle
• decrypt : how to read encrypted messages
• symmetric : sharing one key
• firewall : common network protection at the edge
• code signing : allows code from known source to be trusted
• revokes : how an authority takes away past trust
• delegate : temporarily loan your access rights
• nonce : sent as part of a challenge, prevents replay attacks
• security : last but perhaps most important system concern
• proxy : gateway that filters traffic and executable code
• challenge : key to getting a response
• integrity : ensuring the message was not modified