A penetration tester has been hired to configure and conduct authenticated scans of all the servers on a software company's network. Which of the following accounts should the tester use to return…

The correct answer is C. Service. Service accounts are a special type of non-human privileged account used to execute applications and run automated services, virtual machine instances, and other processes. Service accounts can be privileged local or domain accounts, and in some cases, they may have domain…

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Question

A penetration tester has been hired to configure and conduct authenticated scans of all the servers on a software company's network. Which of the following accounts should the tester use to return the MOST results?

Options

ARoot user
BLocal administrator
CService
DNetwork administrator

How the community answered

(66 responses)

A
3% (2)
B
8% (5)
C
73% (48)
D
17% (11)

Explanation

Service accounts are a special type of non-human privileged account used to execute applications and run automated services, virtual machine instances, and other processes. Service accounts can be privileged local or domain accounts, and in some cases, they may have domain administrative privileges.

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#Vulnerability scanning#Authenticated scans#Service accounts#Account types

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