CCOA Securing Assets Practice Question
You are evaluating a third-party application's access requirements. Which THREE of the following are considered 'Least Privilege' implementations?
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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Using a dedicated service account instead of a personal user account for application processes.
Least privilege requires granting only the absolute minimum permissions needed for a task, using granular roles, and scoping access by resource.
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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Using a dedicated service account instead of a personal user account for application processes.
Why this is correct
Service accounts should be unique to the application to ensure accountability and scoping.
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Defining an IAM policy that allows 's3:GetObject' only for the specific bucket used by the app.
Why this is correct
This is a classic example of scoped resource-level access.
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Granting the application access to all internal databases 'just in case' it needs them later.
Why it's wrong here
This violates the principle of least privilege.
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Granting the application service account 'Owner' role on the entire Azure Subscription.
Why it's wrong here
Granting 'Owner' is the opposite of least privilege.
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Using 'Condition' keys in IAM to restrict access to requests originating from the corporate IP range.
Why this is correct
Adding context-based restrictions is a core component of least privilege.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official ISACA exam blueprint
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