Question 680
An access-security change request states: A contractor administrator must issue one temporary diagnostic command, but the team changes the global TACACS+ command set to allow it for everyone. Which acceptance test would directly establish the desired state?
Explanation
Correct Answer
The contractor performs the approved command only on the named device while ordinary operators retain their normal restrictions. The required remediation is: Create a narrowly scoped, time-governed authorization exception for the contractor and target device rather than modifying the shared role. It works because a device-admin exception should alter only the intended principal and device policy context; global command changes expand privileges broadly.
Incorrect Answers
Centralized TACACS+ requires reachable authorization infrastructure; an explicit device-side emergency method can preserve controlled recovery without granting normal users extra access. The repeat risk here is different: Create a narrowly scoped, time-governed authorization exception for the contractor and target device rather than modifying the shared role. A directly relevant preventive control is: The contractor performs the approved command only on the named device while ordinary operators retain their normal restrictions.
TACACS+ command sets can use matching patterns; overbroad expressions permit commands beyond the role's intended list. The repeat risk here is different: Create a narrowly scoped, time-governed authorization exception for the contractor and target device rather than modifying the shared role. A directly relevant preventive control is: The contractor performs the approved command only on the named device while ordinary operators retain their normal restrictions.
Implement supported centralized AAA login identity, role authorization, and command accounting as distinct, separately tested components. The repeat risk here is different: Create a narrowly scoped, time-governed authorization exception for the contractor and target device rather than modifying the shared role. A directly relevant preventive control is: The contractor performs the approved command only on the named device while ordinary operators retain their normal restrictions.