SSCP · Question #190
What is the PRIMARY use of a password?
The correct answer is C. Authenticate the user.. The primary purpose of a password is to authenticate a user, verifying that they are who they claim to be, by proving knowledge of a secret.
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What is the PRIMARY use of a password?
Options
- AAllow access to files.
- BIdentify the user.
- CAuthenticate the user.
- DSegregate various user's accesses.
How the community answered
(46 responses)- A7% (3)
- B4% (2)
- C87% (40)
- D2% (1)
Why each option
The primary purpose of a password is to authenticate a user, verifying that they are who they claim to be, by proving knowledge of a secret.
Allowing access to files is a consequence of successful authentication and authorization, not the primary use of the password itself.
While a password contributes to identifying the user, its core function is the verification (authentication) of that identity, not merely the identification.
The primary use of a password is to authenticate the user. When a user provides a password, the system verifies that the provided secret matches the stored or expected value, thus confirming the user's claimed identity.
Segregating user access (authorization) happens after successful authentication using the password.
Concept tested: Purpose of passwords; authentication
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/identity-protection/hello-for-business/authentication-how-it-works
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