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Which of the following would be the BEST means of securing access to a user's corporate laptop?
The correct answer is D. Biometrics. Biometrics provides the strongest access control by authenticating a user's unique physical traits - such as a fingerprint or facial scan - before granting login access to the laptop.
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Which of the following would be the BEST means of securing access to a user's corporate laptop?
Options
- AKensington lock
- BEnable Trusted Platform Module
- CEnable SMART in the BIOS
- DBiometrics
How the community answered
(39 responses)- A5% (2)
- B3% (1)
- C10% (4)
- D82% (32)
Why each option
Biometrics provides the strongest access control by authenticating a user's unique physical traits - such as a fingerprint or facial scan - before granting login access to the laptop.
A Kensington lock is a physical cable lock that prevents theft of the device but does not authenticate users or control who can log in.
Enabling the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) supports drive encryption and stores cryptographic keys but does not by itself control login access without additional configuration such as BitLocker with PIN.
SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) monitors hard drive health for predictive failure and has no role in controlling user access.
Biometric authentication (fingerprint readers, facial recognition) verifies a user's identity using unique biological characteristics that cannot be shared, guessed, or easily duplicated. This directly controls who can access the device, making it the best option for securing user access to a corporate laptop.
Concept tested: Biometric authentication for laptop access control
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/device-experiences/windows-hello-biometric-requirements
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