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In determining when it may be necessary to perform a credentialed scan against a system instead of a non-credentialed scan, which of the following requirements is MOST likely to influence this decision?

  • A. The scanner must be able to enumerate the host OS of devices scanned.
  • B. The scanner must be able to footprint the network.
  • C. The scanner must be able to check for open ports with listening services.
  • D. The scanner must be able to audit file system permissions
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Suggested Answer: D 🗳️

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Elb
5 years, 4 months ago
D. If you are doing a credentialied scan (a host scan), then there is less load on the network and presumably you get better information back such a registry scan information and file attribute information.
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