CompTIA N10-009 Exam - Topic 5 Question 21 Discussion

Actual exam question for CompTIA's N10-009 exam

Question #: 21
Topic #: 5

An employee in a corporate office clicks on a link in an email that was forwarded to them. The employee is redirected to a splash page that says the page is restricted. Which of the following security solutions is most likely in place?

ADLP

BCaptive portal

CContent filtering

DDNS sinkholing

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Suggested Answer: C

Content filtering blocks access to restricted or malicious websites. When a user attempts to visit a site that violates company policies, they are redirected to a restriction page.

This is a common security measure to prevent employees from accessing phishing or malware-infected sites.

Content filters work by scanning URLs, keywords, or categories and blocking inappropriate or harmful content.

Option A (DLP - Data Loss Prevention): Focuses on preventing sensitive data leaks rather than blocking web access.

Option B (Captive portal): Used mainly in public Wi-Fi to authenticate users before granting access, not to restrict sites.

Option D (DNS sinkholing): Redirects malicious domain requests to a safe address but is not responsible for policy-based restrictions on general content.

? Reference: CompTIA Network+ (N10-009) Official Study Guide -- Section: Security Solutions

by Elfriede at Mar 08, 2025, 02:50 AM

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Mira

6 months ago

Classic case of clicking the wrong link!

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Sabina

6 months ago

Really? I’m not so sure about that.

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Alexia

6 months ago

Definitely DNS sinkholing, right?

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Maile

6 months ago

I think it’s a captive portal!

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Carmela

7 months ago

Sounds like content filtering to me.

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Elenor

7 months ago

DLP seems less likely here, since it usually deals with data loss prevention rather than access restrictions.

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Eliz

7 months ago

I practiced a similar question, and I think DNS sinkholing is more about blocking malicious sites, not just showing a splash page.

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Juliana

7 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I think content filtering might also redirect users to a restricted page.

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Brice

7 months ago

I remember studying about captive portals, and they often show a splash page like that when access is restricted.

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Elly

8 months ago

I'm a bit confused by this question. Is DLP (data loss prevention) really a security solution that would cause a redirect like this? That doesn't seem quite right to me. I'll have to review my notes on these security concepts again.

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Theola

8 months ago

Definitely going with captive portal on this one. The redirect to a splash page with restricted access is a classic sign of a captive portal system in place. I'm pretty confident this is the right answer.

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Lavera

8 months ago

Hmm, I'm not sure about this one. Could it also be content filtering that's blocking the page? Or maybe even DNS sinkholing if the link is redirecting to a restricted domain. I'll have to think this through carefully.

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Johnna

8 months ago

I think the captive portal is the most likely security solution here. The splash page indicating the page is restricted sounds like a captive portal that requires authentication before granting access.

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Dorinda

8 months ago

Based on the information provided, I'm pretty confident the answer is captive portal. That seems like the most logical security measure to have in place for this scenario.

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Reid

8 months ago

I'm a little confused on this one. Is DLP a possibility too, since the employee clicked on a suspicious email link? I'll have to review my notes on network security solutions.

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Bette

8 months ago

Okay, the key details here are the restricted splash page and the employee clicking on a link in an email. That points to a captive portal setup to control network access, in my opinion.

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Gertude

8 months ago

Hmm, I'm not totally sure about this one. Could it also be content filtering or DNS sinkholing? I'll have to think it through a bit more.

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Walker

8 months ago

I think this is a pretty straightforward question. The splash page indicating the page is restricted makes me think it's most likely a captive portal solution.

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