Question 1040
During a scheduled security controls review at Lakeview Insurance, engineers say that they resolved this finding: Guest account sponsorship allows any external user to self-approve long-lived privileged access. Which result provides the STRONGEST acceptance evidence?
Explanation
Correct Answer
An unsponsored request cannot gain access and approved guest accounts expire as configured. This is the decisive evidence for the original problem: Guest account sponsorship allows any external user to self-approve long-lived privileged access. It verifies that the intended corrective control—Require a verified sponsor and scoped guest lifecycle policy with automatic expiry—works in the relevant environment; a completed change ticket alone would not prove the outcome at Lakeview Insurance.
Incorrect Answers
The BYOD device receives only authorized services and corporate management does not overreach personal data. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A remote contractor's personal device is provisioned as a managed corporate asset without separation, usually addressed by Apply BYOD onboarding and access policy with user consent and device-type restrictions. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Lakeview Insurance was resolved. The specific required evidence is: An unsponsored request cannot gain access and approved guest accounts expire as configured.
The test printer matches its intended profile and cannot receive privileged workstation access. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: An ISE deployment cannot distinguish printers from managed laptops because device discovery is disabled, usually addressed by Use endpoint profiling from supported attributes and apply appropriately reviewed policy for each device type. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Lakeview Insurance was resolved. The specific required evidence is: An unsponsored request cannot gain access and approved guest accounts expire as configured.
A noncompliant endpoint is placed in limited access until required controls pass. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: Employees join a sensitive VLAN before their antivirus and patch compliance is established, usually addressed by Use identity and posture assessment to select compliant access or a remediation state. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Lakeview Insurance was resolved. The specific required evidence is: An unsponsored request cannot gain access and approved guest accounts expire as configured.