Which term is a secure management communications channel?

• A. Trusted Path
• B. Provisioning Identities
• C. Dynamic Testing
• D. Entitlement

Answer: (A)

A trusted path establishes a secure, authenticated route for management communications, ensuring admin interactions reach the legitimate interface and are protected from interception or tampering. This means inputs and outputs are isolated from untrusted software, often via dedicated hardware or out-of-band channels, so commands sent for device or system management aren’t diverted or captured by malware. That protection is precisely what a secure management channel requires. The other terms don’t describe a communications path for management: provisioning identities is about creating identities, dynamic testing is a testing approach, and entitlement concerns what a user is allowed to do.