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The number of violations that will be accepted or forgiven before a violation record is produced is called which of the following?

  • A. clipping level
  • B. acceptance level
  • C. forgiveness level
  • D. logging level
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Suggested Answer: A 🗳️
The correct answer is "clipping level". This is the point at which a system decides to take some sort of action when an action repeats a preset number of times.
That action may be to log the activity, lock a user account, temporarily close a port, etc.
Example: The most classic example of a clipping level is failed login attempts. If you have a system configured to lock a user's account after three failed login attemts, that is the "clipping level".
The other answers are not correct because:
Acceptance level, forgiveness level, and logging level are nonsensical terms that do not exist (to my knowledge) within network security.
Reference:
Official ISC2 Guide - The term "clipping level" is not in the glossary or index of that book. I cannot find it in the text either. However, I'm quite certain that it would be considered part of the CBK, despite its exclusion from the Official Guide.
All in One Third Edition page: 136 - 137

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CraigB83
5 months, 3 weeks ago
I retract that, just researched and it is the clipping level apologies
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CraigB83
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Pretty sure this would be 'acceptance level': "Clipping level" is more associated with audio or digital imaging, as previously explained. "Forgiveness level" is not a standard term in this context. "Logging level" generally refers to a setting in computer systems that determines the detail level of events that are recorded in logs.
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