Cyber AB CMMC-CCA Exam With Confidence Using Practice Dumps

CMMC requires that remote maintenance sessions be terminated after use or after a defined period of inactivity. This ensures third-party maintenance access does not remain open and uncontrolled, preventing unauthorized persistence.

Exact Extracts:

MA.L2-3.7.5: “Require multifactor authentication and terminate remote maintenance sessions after each session or after a defined period of inactivity.”

Assessment Guide clarifies: “Assessors should confirm remote maintenance sessions are automatically terminated using technical means.”

NIST SP 800-171A Objective: “Test maintenance session termination after a set time of inactivity or completion of task.”

Why other options are not correct:

A: Limiting maintenance to third parties only is not a requirement. Internal staff may also perform maintenance.

B: Identification and monitoring are important, but the specific control required here is termination of remote sessions.

C: Limiting the number of personnel is not mandated by CMMC.

Applicable Requirement: SC.L2-3.13.16 — “Protect the confidentiality of CUI at rest.”

Why D is Correct: Cryptographic mechanisms (e.g., full-disk encryption, database encryption, file encryption) provide the strongest protection for information at rest by preventing unauthorized disclosure if systems or media are accessed.

Why Other Options Are Insufficient:

A (Patching): Protects against vulnerabilities, but not specific to data-at-rest confidentiality.

B (File share): Provides a storage method, not protection.

C (Secure offline storage): Helps physically, but not sufficient for digital confidentiality without encryption.

References (CCA Official Sources):

NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2 — SC.L2-3.13.16

NIST SP 800-171A — SC.L2-3.13.16 Assessment Objectives

CMMC Assessment Guide – Level 2, Data at Rest Protection

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The Physical Protection (PE) requirements require that systems containing FCI or CUI be placed in controlled-access facilities with safeguards against unauthorized physical access.

Extract from PE.L2-3.10.1:

“Limit physical access to organizational information systems, equipment, and the respective operating environments to authorized individuals.”

Thus, ensuring that the VMs run on hardware located in a controlled-access facility is the correct method to meet physical security requirements.