CSSLP Practice Question: Secure Software Deployment Operations And Management
Which of the following is a primary objective of 'Secure Configuration Management' in the software lifecycle?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Maintaining a consistent and hardened state across all environments.
Configuration management ensures that all environments are consistently set up to a known secure baseline, preventing configuration drift.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Maintaining a consistent and hardened state across all environments.
Why this is correct
Baseline consistency is essential for reducing the attack surface.
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Reducing the total cost of ownership of the cloud infrastructure.
Why it's wrong here
While cost is important, it is not the primary focus of security-focused configuration management.
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Ensuring that developers have administrative access to production databases.
Why it's wrong here
This would be a violation of the principle of least privilege.
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Maximizing the number of features delivered in each release.
Why it's wrong here
Feature delivery is a goal of development, not specifically secure configuration.
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Written and reviewed by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official (ISC)² exam blueprint
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