Host Guardian Service Quiz

5 questions Pass: 70% +25 pts (50 with Pro)

Quiz covering Secure Hyper-V

What you'll be asked

  1. What is the primary purpose of the Host Guardian Service (HGS) in a Windows Server environment?
  2. Which mode of attestation requires the host to have a TPM 2.0 chip and provides the strongest security for shielded VMs?
  3. When configuring a guarded host, which component is responsible for verifying the host's health against a known-good baseline?
  4. You are troubleshooting a shielded VM that fails to start. The HGS logs indicate that the host's 'Code Integrity' measurement does not match the baseline. What is the most likely cause?
  5. In an HGS architecture, what is the function of the Key Protection Service (KPS)?

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