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SY0-301 · Question #678

A company is installing a new security measure that would allow one person at a time to be authenticated to an area without human interaction. Which of the following does this describe?

The correct answer is B. Mantrap. A mantrap is a physical security control that uses two interlocking doors to allow only one authenticated person to pass through at a time without requiring a human guard.

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Question

A company is installing a new security measure that would allow one person at a time to be authenticated to an area without human interaction. Which of the following does this describe?

Options

  • AFencing
  • BMantrap
  • CA guard
  • DVideo surveillance

How the community answered

(26 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    88% (23)
  • C
    8% (2)

Why each option

A mantrap is a physical security control that uses two interlocking doors to allow only one authenticated person to pass through at a time without requiring a human guard.

AFencing

Fencing is a perimeter control that deters or delays unauthorized access to an area but does not authenticate individuals or enforce single-person entry.

BMantrapCorrect

A mantrap consists of a small enclosed space with two doors that cannot both be open simultaneously, ensuring that each individual must authenticate before the second door opens. This automated design enforces one-at-a-time access and prevents tailgating without requiring human security personnel to be present.

CA guard

A guard provides human-monitored access control but represents human interaction, which the question explicitly excludes.

DVideo surveillance

Video surveillance records or monitors activity but does not physically control or authenticate access to a space.

Concept tested: Mantrap physical access control mechanism

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/compliance/assurance/assurance-datacenter-security

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#mantrap#physical security#access control

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