Which of the options does not have attributes of a Privileged User Account?

The correct answer is A. It does not interact directly with servers and other infrastructure devices. Option A - 'It does not interact directly with servers and other infrastructure devices' - is NOT an attribute of a privileged user account; in fact, the opposite is true. Privileged accounts (such as administrator or root accounts) are specifically used to interact directly…

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Options

AIt does not interact directly with servers and other infrastructure devices
BIt should have the highest level of logging associated with actions
CIt can often create users and assign permissions
DIt should require the use of MFA

How the community answered

(37 responses)

A
86% (32)
B
3% (1)
C
8% (3)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

Option A - 'It does not interact directly with servers and other infrastructure devices' - is NOT an attribute of a privileged user account; in fact, the opposite is true. Privileged accounts (such as administrator or root accounts) are specifically used to interact directly with servers, infrastructure, and systems. The other options correctly describe privileged accounts: they require extensive logging (B) for accountability, can create users and assign permissions (C), and must require MFA (D) because of the elevated risk they represent.

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#Privileged Access Management#User Accounts#Identity and Access Management#Security Best Practices

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