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Exhibit

Exhibit:
Payroll application roles:
- HR-Editor: can update employee records
- Payroll-Approver: can release payment batches
- Audit-Reader: can view reports only

Current assignment:
User Lisa has both HR-Editor and Payroll-Approver because she "handles payroll end to end."
Management wants to reduce the chance of one person creating and approving a fraudulent payment.

Based on the exhibit, which access design change best reduces fraud risk without stopping the payroll process?

Exhibit: Payroll application roles: - HR-Editor: can update employee records - Payroll-Approver: can release payment batches - Audit-Reader: can view reports only

Current assignment: User Lisa has both HR-Editor and Payroll-Approver because she "handles payroll end to end." Management wants to reduce the chance of one person creating and approving a fraudulent payment.

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Based on the exhibit, which access design change best reduces fraud risk without stopping the payroll process?

Exhibit: Payroll application roles: - HR-Editor: can update employee records - Payroll-Approver: can release payment batches - Audit-Reader: can view reports only

Current assignment: User Lisa has both HR-Editor and Payroll-Approver because she "handles payroll end to end." Management wants to reduce the chance of one person creating and approving a fraudulent payment.

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Answer choices

Why each option matters

Good practice is not just finding the correct option. The wrong answers often show the exact trap the exam wants you to fall into.

A

Distractor review

Keep both roles assigned but require a manager to review the batch after payment completes.

Post-payment review is useful for detection, but it does not prevent the same person from creating and approving a fraudulent payment in the first place. The control happens too late to fully address the fraud risk described in the exhibit.

B

Best answer

Split duties so record updates and payment approval require separate roles or separate accounts.

This is the best design because it enforces separation of duties, which directly reduces fraud risk. The same person should not be able to create a payment and approve it without independent review. Separate roles or accounts preserve workflow continuity while making collusion or abuse harder, and they provide a cleaner audit trail for accountability.

C

Distractor review

Remove the audit role and let payroll staff self-review their own work to save time.

Self-review defeats the purpose of independent oversight. The audit function exists to provide visibility and accountability, not to be merged into the same person who performs the operational action.

D

Distractor review

Use a single shared payroll account so the workflow never pauses for approvals.

A shared account destroys individual accountability and makes it impossible to determine who approved a payment. It also increases the chance of unnoticed misuse and does not reduce fraud risk.

Common exam trap

Common exam trap: NAT rules depend on direction and matching traffic

NAT is not only about the public address. The inside/outside interface roles and the ACL or rule that matches traffic are just as important.

Technical deep dive

How to think about this question

NAT questions usually test address translation, overload/PAT behaviour, static mappings and whether the right traffic is being translated. Read the interface direction and address terms carefully.

KKey Concepts to Remember

  • Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
  • PAT allows many inside hosts to share one public address using ports.
  • Inside local and inside global describe the private and translated addresses.
  • NAT ACLs identify traffic for translation, not always security filtering.

TExam Day Tips

  • Identify inside and outside interfaces first.
  • Check whether the scenario needs static NAT, dynamic NAT or PAT.
  • Do not confuse NAT matching ACLs with normal packet-filtering intent.

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FAQ

Questions learners often ask

What does this SY0-701 question test?

Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.

What is the correct answer to this question?

The correct answer is: Split duties so record updates and payment approval require separate roles or separate accounts. — The exhibit shows that one user can both modify employee data and approve payroll, which is a classic separation-of-duties problem. Splitting those capabilities into different roles or separate accounts ensures that no single person can complete a fraudulent action alone. The business still gets the work done, but an independent approval step adds a meaningful control without removing the payroll function. Why others are wrong: Option A only detects problems after the money has moved, which is too late for prevention. Option C removes independent oversight and makes the process less trustworthy. Option D eliminates accountability entirely, which is the opposite of good identity and access design.

What should I do if I get this SY0-701 question wrong?

Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.

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