SSCP Security Operations and Administration Practice Question
An organization's security policy prohibits employees from sharing passwords. What type of policy is this?
⚠ Common exam trap
This exam often tests the distinction between a Password Policy (technical rules for password creation) and an Acceptable Use Policy (behavioral rules for password usage), leading candidates to mistakenly choose Password Policy when the question focuses on prohibited conduct rather than technical specifications.
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
✓
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
The Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) defines the rules and guidelines for using an organization's IT resources, including prohibited behaviors like password sharing. This policy sets the overall acceptable behavior framework, whereas a Password Policy specifically governs password creation, complexity, and rotation rules, not the act of sharing. Therefore, a prohibition on sharing passwords falls under the AUP because it addresses user conduct rather than technical password parameters.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
Data Handling Policy
Why it's wrong here
Data handling policy governs data classification and protection, not password sharing.
- ✗
Password Policy
Why it's wrong here
Password policy covers complexity, expiration, and reuse, but the specific prohibition of sharing is often in the AUP.
- ✗
Remote Access Policy
Why it's wrong here
Remote access policy covers how to connect remotely, not password sharing.
- ✓
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
Why this is correct
Correct. AUP defines acceptable and unacceptable use of organizational resources, including password sharing.
Go deeper
Related to this question
About these practice questions
This SSCP question is part of Courseiva's 920-question bank — original exam-style content with full explanations and wrong-answer analysis, never real exam questions or exam dumps. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
This SSCP practice question is part of Courseiva's free ISC2 certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the SSCP exam.