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CCSP · Question #507

Which of the following is NOT an application or utility to apply and enforce baselines on a system?

The correct answer is B. GitHub. GitHub is a source code hosting and version control platform - it is used for managing code repositories, collaborating on software development, and tracking code changes. It is not a configuration management or baseline enforcement tool. Chef (A) and Puppet (C) are both industry

Submitted by salim_om· Apr 18, 2026Cloud Platform & Infrastructure Security

Question

Which of the following is NOT an application or utility to apply and enforce baselines on a system?

Options

  • AChef
  • BGitHub
  • CPuppet
  • DActive Directory

How the community answered

(58 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    93% (54)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    3% (2)

Explanation

GitHub is a source code hosting and version control platform - it is used for managing code repositories, collaborating on software development, and tracking code changes. It is not a configuration management or baseline enforcement tool. Chef (A) and Puppet (C) are both industry-standard configuration management tools that automate the application and enforcement of system baselines across servers. Active Directory (D) can enforce baselines through Group Policy Objects (GPOs), applying security configurations to Windows systems across an organization. GitHub has no role in defining or enforcing system configuration states.

Topics

#Configuration Management#Baseline Enforcement#System Hardening#Automation Tools

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