You need to deploy a new web-based software package for your organization. The package requires three separate servers and needs to be available on the Internet. What is the recommended architecture in terms of server placement?

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B. A web server facing the Internet, an application server on the internal network, a database server The recommended architecture is a three-tier design for security and performance: a web server (front-end) in a DMZ facing the Internet, an application server (middle-tier) on a more protected internal network, and a database server (back-end) on the most protected internal network. This architecture minimizes the attack surface for critical data.

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A. All three servers need to be placed internally Placing all three servers internally would make the web application inaccessible from the Internet, contradicting the requirement for Internet availability.

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C. A web server and the database server facing the Internet, an application server on the internal Placing both the web server and the database server directly facing the Internet significantly increases the attack surface for the most critical component (the database), which stores sensitive data.

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D. All three servers need to face the Internet so that they can communicate between themselves Placing all three servers directly on the Internet exposes all components to direct attacks, representing a severe security vulnerability, especially for application and database servers.

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