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๐Ÿ”„ Last updated: 2026-07-27

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Q1. An administrator must grant a user temporary admin rights to install software and then revoke them. Which mechanism best supports this temporary privilege change?

๐Ÿ”น A. Roleโ€‘based access control (RBAC)
๐Ÿ”น B. Discretionary access control (DAC)
๐Ÿ”น C. Mandatory access control (MAC)
๐Ÿ”น D. Capabilityโ€‘based access control

๐Ÿ’ก Difficulty: easy | โœ… Correct: A

Q2. Which access control method best enforces that backup operators can mount tapes but cannot modify system files?

๐Ÿ”น A. Roleโ€‘based access control (RBAC)
๐Ÿ”น B. Mandatory access control (MAC)
๐Ÿ”น C. Access control lists (ACL) per file
๐Ÿ”น D. Discretionary access control (DAC)

๐Ÿ’ก Difficulty: medium | โœ… Correct: A

Q3. A multinational corporation uses a centralized RBAC system. They need to allow a user in the Europe office temporary access to a USโ€‘only database for a project, but only between 09:00โ€‘17:00โ€ฏGMT. Which combination of controls best satisfies the requirement?

๐Ÿ”น A. Role assignment plus timeโ€‘based ACL
๐Ÿ”น B. Mandatory labeling
๐Ÿ”น C. Capability tokens without time constraints
๐Ÿ”น D. Discretionary access control

๐Ÿ’ก Difficulty: hard | โœ… Correct: A

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