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SY0-701 · Question #838
A penetration tester visits a client's website and downloads the site's content. Which of the following actions is the penetration tester performing?
The correct answer is D. Passive reconnaissance. Downloading publicly available website content without exploiting vulnerabilities or interacting with private systems is passive reconnaissance - collecting information from external sources without direct intrusion.
Submitted by obi.ng· Mar 6, 2026Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations
Question
A penetration tester visits a client's website and downloads the site's content. Which of the following actions is the penetration tester performing?
Options
- AUnknown environment testing
- BVulnerability scan
- CDue diligence
- DPassive reconnaissance
How the community answered
(24 responses)- A4% (1)
- D96% (23)
Explanation
Downloading publicly available website content without exploiting vulnerabilities or interacting with private systems is passive reconnaissance - collecting information from external sources without direct intrusion.
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