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Question #: 102
Topic #: 1
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A vulnerability scanner that uses its running service's access level to better assess vulnerabilities across multiple assets within an organization is performing a:

  • A. Credentialed scan.
  • B. Non-intrusive scan.
  • C. Privilege escalation test.
  • D. Passive scan.
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Suggested Answer: A 🗳️

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Sunmmy
Highly Voted 4 years, 11 months ago
Take away here is "running access level" if someone have an access to a system, that means they must have use some sort of credential to access the system. Therefore, the answer is CREDENTIALED SCAN
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vaxakaw829
Highly Voted 4 years, 9 months ago
A credentialed scan gives you much more information, because you are able to access more information and configuration details about a system when logged in with valid privileged credentials than you would if you used a non-credentialed scan. Mike Meyer’s CompTIA Security+ p. 495
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realdealsunil
Most Recent 4 years, 2 months ago
"access level" - A
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Hanzero
4 years, 7 months ago
Answer is A. Keyword "access level"
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MarySK
4 years, 9 months ago
emphasis on 'better assess vulnerabilities' that makes it CREDENTIALED SCAN. it gives more details which makes it better
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Lecky
4 years, 10 months ago
You got that right Sunmmy
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GabrieleV
4 years, 11 months ago
Why not C? Service access could be even without credentials..
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