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Actual exam question from CompTIA's CAS-004
Question #: 205
Topic #: 1
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A security administrator has been tasked with hardening a domain controller against lateral movement attacks. Below is an output of running services:



Which of the following configuration changes must be made to complete this task?

  • A. Stop the Print Spooler service and set the startup type to disabled.
  • B. Stop the DNS Server service and set the startup type to disabled.
  • C. Stop the Active Directory Web Services service and set the startup type to disabled.
  • D. Stop Credential Manager service and leave the startup type to disabled.
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Suggested Answer: A 🗳️

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FOURDUE
Highly Voted 1 year ago
Selected Answer: A
Should print spooler be disabled on domain controller? Due to the possibility for exposure, domain controllers and Active Directory admin systems need to have the Print spooler service disabled. The recommended way to do this is using a Group Policy Object (GPO)
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splink
Most Recent 10 months, 4 weeks ago
Selected Answer: A
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/hackers-have-carried-out-over-65000-attacks-through-windows-print-spooler-exploit/ Please, for the love of god, disable your print spooler on mission-critical devices Just take a screenshot in an RDP/remote console or find another way. It ain't worth it
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Broesweelies
11 months ago
Selected Answer: A
printspooler it is
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OneSaint
12 months ago
Selected Answer: A
No reason to run Print Spooler Service on a Domain controller.
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FOURDUE
12 months ago
plus you need AD Web Service to run key features like AD LDS and others.
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