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SSCP Practice Question: An administrator notices that a terminated…
An administrator notices that a terminated employee's account is still active. Which access control process was likely skipped?
⚠ Common exam trap
Watch out — candidates often confuse provisioning with authorization or authentication, thinking that account termination is about setting permissions (authorization) rather than the account lifecycle itself.
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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Provisioning
Provisioning is the access control process that includes creating, modifying, and disabling user accounts and their associated privileges. When a terminated employee's account remains active, the de-provisioning step—specifically account revocation—was likely skipped, leaving the account enabled and accessible.
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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Authorization
Why it's wrong here
Authorization defines access rights, but the issue is that the account was not disabled.
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Authentication
Why it's wrong here
Authentication verifies identity, not account deactivation.
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Provisioning
Why this is correct
Provisioning includes creating and disabling accounts; the termination process should have disabled the account.
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Accounting
Why it's wrong here
Accounting logs activities, but does not manage account lifecycle.
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