Multiple choice technology security

Administrative pages for websites should be protected by

  1. A mechanism that requires only a password

  2. Basic authentication

  3. 2/3 factor authentication

  4. A mechanism with no lock-out, to prevent accidentally denying legitimate access
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Administrative pages offer highly privileged access and must be protected with strong multi-factor (2/3 factor) authentication to secure them against credential harvesting. Simple single-factor passwords, basic HTTP authentication, or disabling account lockouts introduce severe vulnerabilities, leaving administrative interfaces exposed to brute-force and credential stuffing attacks.

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