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PT0-001 · Question #107

Which of the following types of physical security attacks does a mantrap mitigate-?

The correct answer is D. Tailgating. A mantrap is a physical access control mechanism with two interlocking doors that prevents tailgating by ensuring only one person can pass through at a time.

Attacks and exploits

Question

Which of the following types of physical security attacks does a mantrap mitigate-?

Options

  • ALock picking
  • BImpersonation
  • CShoulder surfing
  • DTailgating

How the community answered

(50 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    4% (2)
  • D
    92% (46)

Why each option

A mantrap is a physical access control mechanism with two interlocking doors that prevents tailgating by ensuring only one person can pass through at a time.

ALock picking

Lock picking targets the lock mechanism itself, and a mantrap does not include any feature that hardens locks against picking attacks.

BImpersonation

Impersonation involves pretending to be an authorized user, which a mantrap alone cannot prevent without an additional identity verification mechanism such as a guard or biometric reader.

CShoulder surfing

Shoulder surfing involves visually observing someone entering credentials or PINs, which a mantrap does not address because it controls physical movement rather than visual access.

DTailgatingCorrect

Tailgating occurs when an unauthorized individual follows an authorized person through a secured entry point without authenticating. A mantrap mitigates this by requiring the first door to fully close and lock before the second door can open, physically preventing more than one person from entering simultaneously - making it impossible to slip in behind someone else.

Concept tested: Mantrap physical access control mitigating tailgating

Source: https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/mantrap

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#physical security#mantrap#tailgating#access control

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