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A security analyst is reviewing access policies during an initiative to adopt a Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA). The analyst needs to ensure that access decisions are never granted solely based on a device's physical or network location. Which core Zero Trust principle directly addresses this requirement?

  1. Explicit verification of identity, context, and security posture for every access requestAnswer
  2. B
    Establishing implicit trust for all traffic originating behind the internal corporate firewall
  3. C
    Treating initial identity authentication as permanent authorization for all network resources
  4. D
    Reclassifying technical identity controls as physical deterrent controls to simplify compliance auditing

Answer

Explicit verification of identity, context, and security posture for every access request
Explicit verification mandates that all access requests are authenticated, authorized, and validated against dynamic contextual policies regardless of where the request originates.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the primary requirement in the scenario
The scenario requires eliminating automatic trust based on network or physical location.
Zero Trust assumes that threats exist both inside and outside the traditional enterprise perimeter.
2
Evaluate Zero Trust principles against the requirement
Explicit verification requires dynamic authentication and authorization for every access attempt using contextual data.
This guarantees that simply residing on an internal network segment does not grant implicit access to resources.

Key Concept

Zero Trust Architecture Principles - Explicit Verification
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