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Network Security & Protocols Flashcards

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  1. An AI system needs to securely transmit model inference requests between microservices. Which protocol provides mutual authentication and encryption at the transport layer?

    Answer: mTLS (mutual TLS)

    mTLS requires both client and server to present certificates, providing mutual authentication and encrypted communication between microservices.

  2. Which attack vector exploits the way AI APIs handle oversized JSON payloads to cause denial-of-service conditions?

    Answer: JSON bomb (billion laughs)

    A JSON bomb uses deeply nested or recursive structures that expand exponentially during parsing, exhausting server memory and causing DoS.

  3. A Certified AI Consultant recommends network segmentation for an AI training cluster. What is the PRIMARY security benefit?

    Answer: Limiting lateral movement if a node is compromised

    Network segmentation contains breaches by preventing attackers who compromise one node from freely accessing other systems on the network.

  4. Which DNS security extension prevents cache poisoning attacks that could redirect AI API traffic to malicious servers?

    Answer: DNSSEC

    DNSSEC uses cryptographic signatures to validate DNS responses, preventing attackers from injecting forged DNS records.

  5. An AI platform uses WebSockets for real-time model streaming. Which security header is MOST important to prevent unauthorized cross-origin WebSocket connections?

    Answer: Origin validation on the server side

    WebSocket upgrades bypass CORS, so servers must explicitly validate the Origin header to reject connections from unauthorized domains.

  6. What is the purpose of a network TAP (Test Access Point) in an AI security monitoring deployment?

    Answer: Passively capturing traffic without affecting network performance

    A network TAP passively mirrors traffic to monitoring tools without introducing latency or single points of failure in the production path.

  7. Which protocol is preferred for secure, low-latency AI model telemetry transmission where UDP is acceptable and encryption is required?

    Answer: DTLS (Datagram TLS)

    DTLS provides TLS-equivalent security over UDP, making it suitable for latency-sensitive telemetry streams that can tolerate occasional packet loss.