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Cisco 350-701 Practice Test 2

Question 10

At Briarwood Property Group, a team reports that it corrected the following problem affecting tenant applications and facility services: A workstation begins executing a disguised program that installs an unauthorized remote access component. Which observation BEST verifies that the correction actually worked?

  1. Spraying attempts are throttled and account activity reveals no successful unauthorized sign-ins.
  2. Unauthorized object reads stop and fresh scoped credentials work only for intended operations.
  3. Endpoint telemetry shows containment and no unauthorized outbound command channel remains.
  4. A connection intercepted by a test relay fails authentication without exposing application data.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Endpoint telemetry shows containment and no unauthorized outbound command channel remains. This is the decisive evidence for the original problem: A workstation begins executing a disguised program that installs an unauthorized remote access component. It verifies that the intended corrective control—Isolate the endpoint, remove the malicious executable using approved response controls, and examine persistence—works in the relevant environment; a completed change ticket alone would not prove the outcome at Briarwood Property Group.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Spraying attempts are throttled and account activity reveals no successful unauthorized sign-ins. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A vendor access portal experiences password spraying across many usernames from a few addresses, usually addressed by Apply identity risk detection, rate controls, and phishing-resistant MFA with investigation of attempted accounts. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Briarwood Property Group was resolved. The specific required evidence is: Endpoint telemetry shows containment and no unauthorized outbound command channel remains.

B:

Unauthorized object reads stop and fresh scoped credentials work only for intended operations. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: Cloud audit records show an API token used from an unexpected geography to enumerate confidential objects, usually addressed by Disable the compromised token, investigate its scope, and rotate affected credentials before restoring least-privilege access. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Briarwood Property Group was resolved. The specific required evidence is: Endpoint telemetry shows containment and no unauthorized outbound command channel remains.

D:

A connection intercepted by a test relay fails authentication without exposing application data. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: An attacker places a malicious relay between two hosts to read unprotected application traffic, usually addressed by Require authenticated encrypted transport and validate endpoint identities rather than trusting network proximity. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Briarwood Property Group was resolved. The specific required evidence is: Endpoint telemetry shows containment and no unauthorized outbound command channel remains.

Question 11

A security engineer at Arborstone Tech reviews SaaS tenants and operational systems as part of a security incident tabletop exercise. The observed problem is: A workstation begins executing a disguised program that installs an unauthorized remote access component. What is the BEST corrective action?

  1. Revoke exposed sessions and credentials, investigate phishing delivery, and enforce phishing-resistant sign-in.
  2. Apply upstream DDoS mitigation and rate-based controls while preserving authorized client access.
  3. Apply identity risk detection, rate controls, and phishing-resistant MFA with investigation of attempted accounts.
  4. Isolate the endpoint, remove the malicious executable using approved response controls, and examine persistence.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Isolate the endpoint, remove the malicious executable using approved response controls, and examine persistence. This directly addresses the documented failure: A workstation begins executing a disguised program that installs an unauthorized remote access component. For the Arborstone Tech environment, the measurable success condition is: Endpoint telemetry shows containment and no unauthorized outbound command channel remains. This control targets the specific failure rather than merely changing an unrelated security setting.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Revoke exposed sessions and credentials, investigate phishing delivery, and enforce phishing-resistant sign-in. That action fits another problem: A user receives a message directing them to a lookalike identity portal and enters corporate credentials. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Arborstone Tech: A workstation begins executing a disguised program that installs an unauthorized remote access component. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Isolate the endpoint, remove the malicious executable using approved response controls, and examine persistence.

B:

Apply upstream DDoS mitigation and rate-based controls while preserving authorized client access. That action fits another problem: A public-facing service is saturated by thousands of coordinated requests from many networks and legitimate users cannot connect. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Arborstone Tech: A workstation begins executing a disguised program that installs an unauthorized remote access component. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Isolate the endpoint, remove the malicious executable using approved response controls, and examine persistence.

C:

Apply identity risk detection, rate controls, and phishing-resistant MFA with investigation of attempted accounts. That action fits another problem: A vendor access portal experiences password spraying across many usernames from a few addresses. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Arborstone Tech: A workstation begins executing a disguised program that installs an unauthorized remote access component. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Isolate the endpoint, remove the malicious executable using approved response controls, and examine persistence.

Question 12

During a security incident tabletop exercise at Arborstone Tech, engineers say that they resolved this finding: A workstation begins executing a disguised program that installs an unauthorized remote access component. Which result provides the STRONGEST acceptance evidence?

  1. Endpoint telemetry shows containment and no unauthorized outbound command channel remains.
  2. The stolen password and session no longer authenticate and the spoofed destination is blocked.
  3. Spraying attempts are throttled and account activity reveals no successful unauthorized sign-ins.
  4. Attack traffic is absorbed upstream and measured legitimate request success recovers.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Endpoint telemetry shows containment and no unauthorized outbound command channel remains. This is the decisive evidence for the original problem: A workstation begins executing a disguised program that installs an unauthorized remote access component. It verifies that the intended corrective control—Isolate the endpoint, remove the malicious executable using approved response controls, and examine persistence—works in the relevant environment; a completed change ticket alone would not prove the outcome at Arborstone Tech.

Incorrect Answers

B:

The stolen password and session no longer authenticate and the spoofed destination is blocked. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A user receives a message directing them to a lookalike identity portal and enters corporate credentials, usually addressed by Revoke exposed sessions and credentials, investigate phishing delivery, and enforce phishing-resistant sign-in. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Arborstone Tech was resolved. The specific required evidence is: Endpoint telemetry shows containment and no unauthorized outbound command channel remains.

C:

Spraying attempts are throttled and account activity reveals no successful unauthorized sign-ins. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A vendor access portal experiences password spraying across many usernames from a few addresses, usually addressed by Apply identity risk detection, rate controls, and phishing-resistant MFA with investigation of attempted accounts. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Arborstone Tech was resolved. The specific required evidence is: Endpoint telemetry shows containment and no unauthorized outbound command channel remains.

D:

Attack traffic is absorbed upstream and measured legitimate request success recovers. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A public-facing service is saturated by thousands of coordinated requests from many networks and legitimate users cannot connect, usually addressed by Apply upstream DDoS mitigation and rate-based controls while preserving authorized client access. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Arborstone Tech was resolved. The specific required evidence is: Endpoint telemetry shows containment and no unauthorized outbound command channel remains.

Question 13

At Sapphire Data Systems, during a cross-team security policy review, the security team is examining customer tenant services and cloud infrastructure. The finding is: Cloud audit records show an API token used from an unexpected geography to enumerate confidential objects. Which action BEST addresses this specific security issue?

  1. Require authenticated encrypted transport and validate endpoint identities rather than trusting network proximity.
  2. Apply identity risk detection, rate controls, and phishing-resistant MFA with investigation of attempted accounts.
  3. Apply upstream DDoS mitigation and rate-based controls while preserving authorized client access.
  4. Disable the compromised token, investigate its scope, and rotate affected credentials before restoring least-privilege access.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Disable the compromised token, investigate its scope, and rotate affected credentials before restoring least-privilege access. This directly addresses the documented failure: Cloud audit records show an API token used from an unexpected geography to enumerate confidential objects. For the Sapphire Data Systems environment, the measurable success condition is: Unauthorized object reads stop and fresh scoped credentials work only for intended operations. This control targets the specific failure rather than merely changing an unrelated security setting.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Require authenticated encrypted transport and validate endpoint identities rather than trusting network proximity. That action fits another problem: An attacker places a malicious relay between two hosts to read unprotected application traffic. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Sapphire Data Systems: Cloud audit records show an API token used from an unexpected geography to enumerate confidential objects. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Disable the compromised token, investigate its scope, and rotate affected credentials before restoring least-privilege access.

B:

Apply identity risk detection, rate controls, and phishing-resistant MFA with investigation of attempted accounts. That action fits another problem: A vendor access portal experiences password spraying across many usernames from a few addresses. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Sapphire Data Systems: Cloud audit records show an API token used from an unexpected geography to enumerate confidential objects. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Disable the compromised token, investigate its scope, and rotate affected credentials before restoring least-privilege access.

C:

Apply upstream DDoS mitigation and rate-based controls while preserving authorized client access. That action fits another problem: A public-facing service is saturated by thousands of coordinated requests from many networks and legitimate users cannot connect. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Sapphire Data Systems: Cloud audit records show an API token used from an unexpected geography to enumerate confidential objects. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Disable the compromised token, investigate its scope, and rotate affected credentials before restoring least-privilege access.

Question 14

At Sapphire Data Systems, a team reports that it corrected the following problem affecting customer tenant services and cloud infrastructure: Cloud audit records show an API token used from an unexpected geography to enumerate confidential objects. Which observation BEST verifies that the correction actually worked?

  1. Unauthorized object reads stop and fresh scoped credentials work only for intended operations.
  2. Attack traffic is absorbed upstream and measured legitimate request success recovers.
  3. A connection intercepted by a test relay fails authentication without exposing application data.
  4. Spraying attempts are throttled and account activity reveals no successful unauthorized sign-ins.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Unauthorized object reads stop and fresh scoped credentials work only for intended operations. This is the decisive evidence for the original problem: Cloud audit records show an API token used from an unexpected geography to enumerate confidential objects. It verifies that the intended corrective control—Disable the compromised token, investigate its scope, and rotate affected credentials before restoring least-privilege access—works in the relevant environment; a completed change ticket alone would not prove the outcome at Sapphire Data Systems.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Attack traffic is absorbed upstream and measured legitimate request success recovers. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A public-facing service is saturated by thousands of coordinated requests from many networks and legitimate users cannot connect, usually addressed by Apply upstream DDoS mitigation and rate-based controls while preserving authorized client access. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Sapphire Data Systems was resolved. The specific required evidence is: Unauthorized object reads stop and fresh scoped credentials work only for intended operations.

C:

A connection intercepted by a test relay fails authentication without exposing application data. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: An attacker places a malicious relay between two hosts to read unprotected application traffic, usually addressed by Require authenticated encrypted transport and validate endpoint identities rather than trusting network proximity. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Sapphire Data Systems was resolved. The specific required evidence is: Unauthorized object reads stop and fresh scoped credentials work only for intended operations.

D:

Spraying attempts are throttled and account activity reveals no successful unauthorized sign-ins. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A vendor access portal experiences password spraying across many usernames from a few addresses, usually addressed by Apply identity risk detection, rate controls, and phishing-resistant MFA with investigation of attempted accounts. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Sapphire Data Systems was resolved. The specific required evidence is: Unauthorized object reads stop and fresh scoped credentials work only for intended operations.

Question 15

A security engineer at Eastport Research Hospital reviews research systems and directory services as part of a planned service expansion. The observed problem is: Cloud audit records show an API token used from an unexpected geography to enumerate confidential objects. What is the BEST corrective action?

  1. Revoke exposed sessions and credentials, investigate phishing delivery, and enforce phishing-resistant sign-in.
  2. Apply upstream DDoS mitigation and rate-based controls while preserving authorized client access.
  3. Disable the compromised token, investigate its scope, and rotate affected credentials before restoring least-privilege access.
  4. Isolate the endpoint, remove the malicious executable using approved response controls, and examine persistence.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Disable the compromised token, investigate its scope, and rotate affected credentials before restoring least-privilege access. This directly addresses the documented failure: Cloud audit records show an API token used from an unexpected geography to enumerate confidential objects. For the Eastport Research Hospital environment, the measurable success condition is: Unauthorized object reads stop and fresh scoped credentials work only for intended operations. This control targets the specific failure rather than merely changing an unrelated security setting.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Revoke exposed sessions and credentials, investigate phishing delivery, and enforce phishing-resistant sign-in. That action fits another problem: A user receives a message directing them to a lookalike identity portal and enters corporate credentials. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Eastport Research Hospital: Cloud audit records show an API token used from an unexpected geography to enumerate confidential objects. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Disable the compromised token, investigate its scope, and rotate affected credentials before restoring least-privilege access.

B:

Apply upstream DDoS mitigation and rate-based controls while preserving authorized client access. That action fits another problem: A public-facing service is saturated by thousands of coordinated requests from many networks and legitimate users cannot connect. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Eastport Research Hospital: Cloud audit records show an API token used from an unexpected geography to enumerate confidential objects. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Disable the compromised token, investigate its scope, and rotate affected credentials before restoring least-privilege access.

D:

Isolate the endpoint, remove the malicious executable using approved response controls, and examine persistence. That action fits another problem: A workstation begins executing a disguised program that installs an unauthorized remote access component. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Eastport Research Hospital: Cloud audit records show an API token used from an unexpected geography to enumerate confidential objects. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Disable the compromised token, investigate its scope, and rotate affected credentials before restoring least-privilege access.

Question 16

During a planned service expansion at Eastport Research Hospital, engineers say that they resolved this finding: Cloud audit records show an API token used from an unexpected geography to enumerate confidential objects. Which result provides the STRONGEST acceptance evidence?

  1. Unauthorized object reads stop and fresh scoped credentials work only for intended operations.
  2. Attack traffic is absorbed upstream and measured legitimate request success recovers.
  3. Endpoint telemetry shows containment and no unauthorized outbound command channel remains.
  4. The stolen password and session no longer authenticate and the spoofed destination is blocked.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Unauthorized object reads stop and fresh scoped credentials work only for intended operations. This is the decisive evidence for the original problem: Cloud audit records show an API token used from an unexpected geography to enumerate confidential objects. It verifies that the intended corrective control—Disable the compromised token, investigate its scope, and rotate affected credentials before restoring least-privilege access—works in the relevant environment; a completed change ticket alone would not prove the outcome at Eastport Research Hospital.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Attack traffic is absorbed upstream and measured legitimate request success recovers. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A public-facing service is saturated by thousands of coordinated requests from many networks and legitimate users cannot connect, usually addressed by Apply upstream DDoS mitigation and rate-based controls while preserving authorized client access. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Eastport Research Hospital was resolved. The specific required evidence is: Unauthorized object reads stop and fresh scoped credentials work only for intended operations.

C:

Endpoint telemetry shows containment and no unauthorized outbound command channel remains. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A workstation begins executing a disguised program that installs an unauthorized remote access component, usually addressed by Isolate the endpoint, remove the malicious executable using approved response controls, and examine persistence. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Eastport Research Hospital was resolved. The specific required evidence is: Unauthorized object reads stop and fresh scoped credentials work only for intended operations.

D:

The stolen password and session no longer authenticate and the spoofed destination is blocked. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A user receives a message directing them to a lookalike identity portal and enters corporate credentials, usually addressed by Revoke exposed sessions and credentials, investigate phishing delivery, and enforce phishing-resistant sign-in. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Eastport Research Hospital was resolved. The specific required evidence is: Unauthorized object reads stop and fresh scoped credentials work only for intended operations.

Question 17

At Frostline Distribution, during a privileged access assessment, the security team is examining warehouse and transport operations. The finding is: An attacker places a malicious relay between two hosts to read unprotected application traffic. Which action BEST addresses this specific security issue?

  1. Apply upstream DDoS mitigation and rate-based controls while preserving authorized client access.
  2. Revoke exposed sessions and credentials, investigate phishing delivery, and enforce phishing-resistant sign-in.
  3. Apply identity risk detection, rate controls, and phishing-resistant MFA with investigation of attempted accounts.
  4. Require authenticated encrypted transport and validate endpoint identities rather than trusting network proximity.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Require authenticated encrypted transport and validate endpoint identities rather than trusting network proximity. This directly addresses the documented failure: An attacker places a malicious relay between two hosts to read unprotected application traffic. For the Frostline Distribution environment, the measurable success condition is: A connection intercepted by a test relay fails authentication without exposing application data. This control targets the specific failure rather than merely changing an unrelated security setting.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Apply upstream DDoS mitigation and rate-based controls while preserving authorized client access. That action fits another problem: A public-facing service is saturated by thousands of coordinated requests from many networks and legitimate users cannot connect. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Frostline Distribution: An attacker places a malicious relay between two hosts to read unprotected application traffic. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Require authenticated encrypted transport and validate endpoint identities rather than trusting network proximity.

B:

Revoke exposed sessions and credentials, investigate phishing delivery, and enforce phishing-resistant sign-in. That action fits another problem: A user receives a message directing them to a lookalike identity portal and enters corporate credentials. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Frostline Distribution: An attacker places a malicious relay between two hosts to read unprotected application traffic. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Require authenticated encrypted transport and validate endpoint identities rather than trusting network proximity.

C:

Apply identity risk detection, rate controls, and phishing-resistant MFA with investigation of attempted accounts. That action fits another problem: A vendor access portal experiences password spraying across many usernames from a few addresses. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Frostline Distribution: An attacker places a malicious relay between two hosts to read unprotected application traffic. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Require authenticated encrypted transport and validate endpoint identities rather than trusting network proximity.

Question 18

At Frostline Distribution, a team reports that it corrected the following problem affecting warehouse and transport operations: An attacker places a malicious relay between two hosts to read unprotected application traffic. Which observation BEST verifies that the correction actually worked?

  1. The stolen password and session no longer authenticate and the spoofed destination is blocked.
  2. Attack traffic is absorbed upstream and measured legitimate request success recovers.
  3. A connection intercepted by a test relay fails authentication without exposing application data.
  4. Spraying attempts are throttled and account activity reveals no successful unauthorized sign-ins.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

A connection intercepted by a test relay fails authentication without exposing application data. This is the decisive evidence for the original problem: An attacker places a malicious relay between two hosts to read unprotected application traffic. It verifies that the intended corrective control—Require authenticated encrypted transport and validate endpoint identities rather than trusting network proximity—works in the relevant environment; a completed change ticket alone would not prove the outcome at Frostline Distribution.

Incorrect Answers

A:

The stolen password and session no longer authenticate and the spoofed destination is blocked. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A user receives a message directing them to a lookalike identity portal and enters corporate credentials, usually addressed by Revoke exposed sessions and credentials, investigate phishing delivery, and enforce phishing-resistant sign-in. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Frostline Distribution was resolved. The specific required evidence is: A connection intercepted by a test relay fails authentication without exposing application data.

B:

Attack traffic is absorbed upstream and measured legitimate request success recovers. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A public-facing service is saturated by thousands of coordinated requests from many networks and legitimate users cannot connect, usually addressed by Apply upstream DDoS mitigation and rate-based controls while preserving authorized client access. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Frostline Distribution was resolved. The specific required evidence is: A connection intercepted by a test relay fails authentication without exposing application data.

D:

Spraying attempts are throttled and account activity reveals no successful unauthorized sign-ins. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A vendor access portal experiences password spraying across many usernames from a few addresses, usually addressed by Apply identity risk detection, rate controls, and phishing-resistant MFA with investigation of attempted accounts. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Frostline Distribution was resolved. The specific required evidence is: A connection intercepted by a test relay fails authentication without exposing application data.

Question 19

A security engineer at Aster Mutual reviews insurance services and customer records as part of a cross-team security policy review. The observed problem is: An attacker places a malicious relay between two hosts to read unprotected application traffic. What is the BEST corrective action?

  1. Disable the compromised token, investigate its scope, and rotate affected credentials before restoring least-privilege access.
  2. Require authenticated encrypted transport and validate endpoint identities rather than trusting network proximity.
  3. Revoke exposed sessions and credentials, investigate phishing delivery, and enforce phishing-resistant sign-in.
  4. Isolate the endpoint, remove the malicious executable using approved response controls, and examine persistence.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Require authenticated encrypted transport and validate endpoint identities rather than trusting network proximity. This directly addresses the documented failure: An attacker places a malicious relay between two hosts to read unprotected application traffic. For the Aster Mutual environment, the measurable success condition is: A connection intercepted by a test relay fails authentication without exposing application data. This control targets the specific failure rather than merely changing an unrelated security setting.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Disable the compromised token, investigate its scope, and rotate affected credentials before restoring least-privilege access. That action fits another problem: Cloud audit records show an API token used from an unexpected geography to enumerate confidential objects. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Aster Mutual: An attacker places a malicious relay between two hosts to read unprotected application traffic. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Require authenticated encrypted transport and validate endpoint identities rather than trusting network proximity.

C:

Revoke exposed sessions and credentials, investigate phishing delivery, and enforce phishing-resistant sign-in. That action fits another problem: A user receives a message directing them to a lookalike identity portal and enters corporate credentials. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Aster Mutual: An attacker places a malicious relay between two hosts to read unprotected application traffic. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Require authenticated encrypted transport and validate endpoint identities rather than trusting network proximity.

D:

Isolate the endpoint, remove the malicious executable using approved response controls, and examine persistence. That action fits another problem: A workstation begins executing a disguised program that installs an unauthorized remote access component. It does not directly remediate the current finding at Aster Mutual: An attacker places a malicious relay between two hosts to read unprotected application traffic. The relevant corrective control for this case is: Require authenticated encrypted transport and validate endpoint identities rather than trusting network proximity.

Question 20

During a cross-team security policy review at Aster Mutual, engineers say that they resolved this finding: An attacker places a malicious relay between two hosts to read unprotected application traffic. Which result provides the STRONGEST acceptance evidence?

  1. Endpoint telemetry shows containment and no unauthorized outbound command channel remains.
  2. The stolen password and session no longer authenticate and the spoofed destination is blocked.
  3. A connection intercepted by a test relay fails authentication without exposing application data.
  4. Unauthorized object reads stop and fresh scoped credentials work only for intended operations.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

A connection intercepted by a test relay fails authentication without exposing application data. This is the decisive evidence for the original problem: An attacker places a malicious relay between two hosts to read unprotected application traffic. It verifies that the intended corrective control—Require authenticated encrypted transport and validate endpoint identities rather than trusting network proximity—works in the relevant environment; a completed change ticket alone would not prove the outcome at Aster Mutual.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Endpoint telemetry shows containment and no unauthorized outbound command channel remains. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A workstation begins executing a disguised program that installs an unauthorized remote access component, usually addressed by Isolate the endpoint, remove the malicious executable using approved response controls, and examine persistence. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Aster Mutual was resolved. The specific required evidence is: A connection intercepted by a test relay fails authentication without exposing application data.

B:

The stolen password and session no longer authenticate and the spoofed destination is blocked. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: A user receives a message directing them to a lookalike identity portal and enters corporate credentials, usually addressed by Revoke exposed sessions and credentials, investigate phishing delivery, and enforce phishing-resistant sign-in. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Aster Mutual was resolved. The specific required evidence is: A connection intercepted by a test relay fails authentication without exposing application data.

D:

Unauthorized object reads stop and fresh scoped credentials work only for intended operations. This would be relevant evidence for a different failure: Cloud audit records show an API token used from an unexpected geography to enumerate confidential objects, usually addressed by Disable the compromised token, investigate its scope, and rotate affected credentials before restoring least-privilege access. It does not demonstrate that the current problem at Aster Mutual was resolved. The specific required evidence is: A connection intercepted by a test relay fails authentication without exposing application data.