ISC Practice Question: Secure Operations Change Management And Disposal
You are utilizing Terraform to manage infrastructure as code. To ensure security-critical changes are not committed to production without authorization, which feature should you implement?
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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Sentinel Policy-as-Code
Sentinel policies in Terraform Enterprise allow for Policy-as-Code, enabling automated enforcement of security rules before infrastructure is provisioned.
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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Terraform Refresh
Why it's wrong here
Refresh updates the state file, not security compliance.
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Provider Aliases
Why it's wrong here
Aliases are for multi-region configurations.
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State Locking
Why it's wrong here
State locking prevents race conditions, not insecure configuration changes.
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Sentinel Policy-as-Code
Why this is correct
Sentinel allows automated, mandatory security checks during the plan phase.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official (ISC)² exam blueprint
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