After a breach at a data processing center, an administrator receives a notification that administrative passwords were leaked online. Which of the following should be used to prevent this incident…

The correct answer is D. Password vault. A centralized password vault securely stores and manages privileged credentials, encrypting them at rest, controlling access, and enabling strong rotation policies, so administrative passwords are never exposed in plaintext and can’t be leaked online.

Submitted by zhang_li· Mar 6, 2026Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations

Question

After a breach at a data processing center, an administrator receives a notification that administrative passwords were leaked online. Which of the following should be used to prevent this incident from occurring in the future?

Options

APassword management
BPassword complexity
CPassword policy
DPassword vault

How the community answered

(36 responses)

A
8% (3)
B
17% (6)
C
3% (1)
D
72% (26)

Explanation

A centralized password vault securely stores and manages privileged credentials, encrypting them at rest, controlling access, and enabling strong rotation policies, so administrative passwords are never exposed in plaintext and can’t be leaked online.

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