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SY0-701 · Question #889

Which of the following hardening techniques must be applied on a container image before deploying it to a production environment? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is A. Remove default applications. C. Disable Telnet. Removing default applications reduces the attack surface by eliminating unnecessary software that could be exploited. Disabling Telnet is essential because it is an insecure protocol, and leaving it enabled can create vulnerabilities within the container.

Submitted by tyler.j· Mar 6, 2026Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations

Question

Which of the following hardening techniques must be applied on a container image before deploying it to a production environment? (Choose two.)

Options

  • ARemove default applications.
  • BInstall a NIPS.
  • CDisable Telnet.
  • DReconfigure the DNS.
  • EAdd an SFTP server.
  • FDelete the public certificate.

How the community answered

(41 responses)
  • A
    83% (34)
  • D
    2% (1)
  • E
    10% (4)
  • F
    5% (2)

Explanation

Removing default applications reduces the attack surface by eliminating unnecessary software that could be exploited. Disabling Telnet is essential because it is an insecure protocol, and leaving it enabled can create vulnerabilities within the container.

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