CompTIA Sec+ Exam Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2026)
TACACS+
Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus -
correct answer ✅provides centralized support for authentication,
authorization, & accounting management for networks NOT
designed to facilitate browser-based SSO solutions
RADIUS
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service -
correct answer ✅provides centralized support for authentication,
authorization, & accounting management for those who connect &
use a network service
SAML
Security Assertion Markup Language -
correct answer ✅- provides web browser Single-Sign On (SSO)
solutions. XML-based data format for exchanging authentication &
authorization
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol -
correct answer ✅a software protocol for enabling anyone to locate
organizations, individuals, and other resources such as files and
, CompTIA Sec+ Exam Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2026)
devices in a network, whether on the public Internet or on a
corporate intranet.
Secure LDAP
Secure Lightweight Directory Access Protocol -
correct answer ✅non-standard protocol for maintaining
distributed directory services using encrypted communication. used
to support SSO in an INTRAnet environment but not for internet
based
MAC
Mandatory Access Control -
correct answer ✅operating system constrains the ability of a
subject or initiator to access or generally perform some sort of
operation on an object or target.
DAC
Discretionary Access Control -
correct answer ✅access control defined by the Trusted Computer
System Evaluation Criteria "as a means of restricting access to
objects based on the identity of subjects and/or groups to which
they belong.
Answers (Latest Update 2026)
TACACS+
Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus -
correct answer ✅provides centralized support for authentication,
authorization, & accounting management for networks NOT
designed to facilitate browser-based SSO solutions
RADIUS
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service -
correct answer ✅provides centralized support for authentication,
authorization, & accounting management for those who connect &
use a network service
SAML
Security Assertion Markup Language -
correct answer ✅- provides web browser Single-Sign On (SSO)
solutions. XML-based data format for exchanging authentication &
authorization
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol -
correct answer ✅a software protocol for enabling anyone to locate
organizations, individuals, and other resources such as files and
, CompTIA Sec+ Exam Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2026)
devices in a network, whether on the public Internet or on a
corporate intranet.
Secure LDAP
Secure Lightweight Directory Access Protocol -
correct answer ✅non-standard protocol for maintaining
distributed directory services using encrypted communication. used
to support SSO in an INTRAnet environment but not for internet
based
MAC
Mandatory Access Control -
correct answer ✅operating system constrains the ability of a
subject or initiator to access or generally perform some sort of
operation on an object or target.
DAC
Discretionary Access Control -
correct answer ✅access control defined by the Trusted Computer
System Evaluation Criteria "as a means of restricting access to
objects based on the identity of subjects and/or groups to which
they belong.
