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CGEIT · Question #585

Which of the following BEST enables the alignment of user access rights with business requirements?

The correct answer is C. System design. System design best enables the alignment of user access rights with business requirements by integrating access controls directly into the application's architecture based on defined roles and data sensitivity.

Submitted by omar99· Apr 18, 2026Governance of Enterprise IT

Question

Which of the following BEST enables the alignment of user access rights with business requirements?

Options

  • AData classification policy
  • BMaturity model
  • CSystem design
  • DData architecture model

How the community answered

(20 responses)
  • A
    5% (1)
  • C
    90% (18)
  • D
    5% (1)

Why each option

System design best enables the alignment of user access rights with business requirements by integrating access controls directly into the application's architecture based on defined roles and data sensitivity.

AData classification policy

A data classification policy defines the sensitivity of data, which is an input to determining access rights, but it does not *enable the alignment* of those rights with specific business requirements within systems.

BMaturity model

A maturity model assesses the capability and effectiveness of processes, but it does not directly define or enable the alignment of user access rights with business needs.

CSystem designCorrect

System design best enables the alignment of user access rights with business requirements because it is during this phase that specific roles, permissions, and access controls are explicitly defined and built into the application or system architecture. By designing with business requirements in mind, access rights can be granularly tailored to job functions and data sensitivity, ensuring least privilege and segregation of duties are inherently supported.

DData architecture model

A data architecture model describes how data is structured, stored, and integrated, which informs access decisions, but the *system design* is where the actual access controls for users are implemented based on that data architecture.

Concept tested: User access rights design and alignment

Topics

#User access rights#Business requirements#System design#Access control

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