WGU Master’s Course C706
– Secure Software Design
Exam (2026) – 400 Questions
with Verified Answers and
Rationales
,What is a step for constructing a threat model for a project when using practical risk analysis?
A Align your business goals
B Apply engineering methods
C Estimate probability of project time
D Make a list of what you are trying to protect - ANSWER-D
Which cyber threats are typically surgical by nature, have highly specific targeting, and are
technologically sophisticated?
A Tactical attacks
B Criminal attacks
C Strategic attacks
D User-specific attacks - ANSWER-A
Which type of cyberattacks are often intended to elevate awareness of a topic?
A Cyberwarfare
B Tactical attacks
C User-specific attacks
D Sociopolitical attacks - ANSWER-D
What type of attack locks a user's desktop and then requires a payment to unlock it?
A Phishing
,B Keylogger
C Ransomware
D Denial-of-service - ANSWER-C
What is a countermeasure against various forms of XML and XML path injection attacks?
A XML name wrapping
B XML unicode encoding
C XML attribute escaping
D XML distinguished name escaping - ANSWER-C
Which countermeasure is used to mitigate SQL injection attacks?
A SQL Firewall
B Projected bijection
C Query parameterization
D Progressive ColdFusion - ANSWER-C
What is an appropriate countermeasure to an escalation of privilege attack?
A Enforcing strong password policies
B Using standard encryption algorithms and correct key sizes
C Enabling the auditing and logging of all administration activities
D Restricting access to specific operations through role-based access controls - ANSWER-D
, WGU MASTER'S COURSE C706 - SECURE SOFTWARE
DESIGN EXAM LATEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 400 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Which configuration management security countermeasure implements least privilege access control?
A Following strong password policies to restrict access
B Restricting file access to users based on authorization
C Avoiding clear text format for credentials and sensitive data
D Using AES 256 encryption for communications of a sensitive nature - ANSWER-B
Which phase of the software development life cycle (SDL/SDLC) would be used to determine the
minimum set of privileges required to perform the targeted task and restrict the user to a domain
with those privileges?
A Design
B Deploy
C Development
D Implementation - ANSWER-A
Which least privilege method is more granular in scope and grants specific processes only the
privileges necessary to perform certain required functions, instead of granting them unrestricted
access to the system?
A Entitlement privilege
B Separation of privilege
C Aggregation of privileges
D Segregation of responsibilities - ANSWER-B
Why does privilege creep pose a potential security risk?
– Secure Software Design
Exam (2026) – 400 Questions
with Verified Answers and
Rationales
,What is a step for constructing a threat model for a project when using practical risk analysis?
A Align your business goals
B Apply engineering methods
C Estimate probability of project time
D Make a list of what you are trying to protect - ANSWER-D
Which cyber threats are typically surgical by nature, have highly specific targeting, and are
technologically sophisticated?
A Tactical attacks
B Criminal attacks
C Strategic attacks
D User-specific attacks - ANSWER-A
Which type of cyberattacks are often intended to elevate awareness of a topic?
A Cyberwarfare
B Tactical attacks
C User-specific attacks
D Sociopolitical attacks - ANSWER-D
What type of attack locks a user's desktop and then requires a payment to unlock it?
A Phishing
,B Keylogger
C Ransomware
D Denial-of-service - ANSWER-C
What is a countermeasure against various forms of XML and XML path injection attacks?
A XML name wrapping
B XML unicode encoding
C XML attribute escaping
D XML distinguished name escaping - ANSWER-C
Which countermeasure is used to mitigate SQL injection attacks?
A SQL Firewall
B Projected bijection
C Query parameterization
D Progressive ColdFusion - ANSWER-C
What is an appropriate countermeasure to an escalation of privilege attack?
A Enforcing strong password policies
B Using standard encryption algorithms and correct key sizes
C Enabling the auditing and logging of all administration activities
D Restricting access to specific operations through role-based access controls - ANSWER-D
, WGU MASTER'S COURSE C706 - SECURE SOFTWARE
DESIGN EXAM LATEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 400 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Which configuration management security countermeasure implements least privilege access control?
A Following strong password policies to restrict access
B Restricting file access to users based on authorization
C Avoiding clear text format for credentials and sensitive data
D Using AES 256 encryption for communications of a sensitive nature - ANSWER-B
Which phase of the software development life cycle (SDL/SDLC) would be used to determine the
minimum set of privileges required to perform the targeted task and restrict the user to a domain
with those privileges?
A Design
B Deploy
C Development
D Implementation - ANSWER-A
Which least privilege method is more granular in scope and grants specific processes only the
privileges necessary to perform certain required functions, instead of granting them unrestricted
access to the system?
A Entitlement privilege
B Separation of privilege
C Aggregation of privileges
D Segregation of responsibilities - ANSWER-B
Why does privilege creep pose a potential security risk?
