CAS-004 Security Engineering Practice Question
A company is implementing a privileged access management (PAM) solution to reduce the risk of standing privileges. Which feature allows users to request temporary elevated access for a specific task, which is automatically revoked after the task is completed?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Just-in-time (JIT) access provisioning
Just-in-time (JIT) access provisioning grants temporary privileges that expire after use, reducing standing privileges. Break-glass accounts are emergency accounts, not time-based.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Break-glass accounts
Why it's wrong here
Break-glass accounts are for emergency access, not temporary, time-limited access.
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Password vaulting
Why it's wrong here
Password vaulting stores and rotates passwords, but does not provide time-limited access.
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Session recording
Why it's wrong here
Session recording monitors activities but does not grant temporary access.
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Just-in-time (JIT) access provisioning
Why this is correct
JIT grants temporary privileges that expire automatically.
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