HPE6-A82 · Question #5
Drag and Drop Question Select all that apply Match the security description to the term that best fits. Options are used only once. Answer:
The correct answer is Accounting; Authentication; Client; Authorization; User. Issue: The Question is Incomplete The descriptions to be matched are missing from what you've shared. The "Correct Arrangement" simply restates the original list in the same order, which means the numbered descriptions (the items users drag to) were not included. --- What Was Lik
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Drag and Drop Question Select all that apply Match the security description to the term that best fits. Options are used only once. Answer:
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Answer Area
Drag items
Correct arrangement
- Accounting
- Authentication
- Client
- Authorization
- User
Explanation
Issue: The Question is Incomplete
The descriptions to be matched are missing from what you've shared. The "Correct Arrangement" simply restates the original list in the same order, which means the numbered descriptions (the items users drag to) were not included.
What Was Likely Intended
This appears to be an AAA security model matching question, plus identity terms. Here's what each term means so you can match them when you find the full question:
The Terms Explained
| Term | What it means |
|---|---|
| Authentication | Verifying who you are - proving identity (e.g., password, MFA, certificate) |
| Authorization | Determining what you can do - permissions and access control after identity is confirmed |
| Accounting | Tracking what you did - logging/auditing actions for accountability and compliance |
| User | A human identity that authenticates to a system |
| Client | A device or application (not necessarily human) that requests resources from a server |
Common Misconceptions
- Authentication vs. Authorization are frequently confused. Authentication = "Are you who you say you are?" Authorization = "Are you allowed to do this?" Authentication always comes first.
- Accounting is often overlooked as a security concept - it's not billing; it's audit logging.
- Client vs. User - a client is a technical endpoint (browser, app, service); a user is a person. A single user may have multiple clients.
To get a complete explanation, please share the numbered descriptions that the items are supposed to be matched to. The drag-and-drop targets (the definitions/scenarios) are missing from your question.
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