Root Account Protection Quiz

5 questions Pass: 70% +25 pts (50 with Pro)

Quiz covering Privileged Access Management

What you'll be asked

  1. What is the primary reason for restricting the use of the root account in a production environment?
  2. Which of the following is considered the industry best practice for managing root account credentials in a cloud environment?
  3. When an administrator needs to perform a task requiring elevated privileges, what is the recommended alternative to logging in directly as root?
  4. Why is it critical to configure multi-factor authentication (MFA) on the root account even if it is rarely used?
  5. You are auditing a cloud environment and discover that a root account has active access keys. What is the most significant security implication?

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