Two designs were proposed. Design A would perform privilege escalation checks. Design B would assess default credentials on appliances. The team must pick the approach aligned with vendor best practices. Which choice is correct?
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Escalation paths are high impact. Compare with Check vendor default accounts are changed: Defaults are common in appliances.
Correct answer(s): c. Validate local and domain privilege boundaries
Exam domain: Domain 2: Attacks and Exploits (45% weight on the official guide).
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