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CompTIA Security+ study material · question 416 of 611

An inline security appliance fails. Which design choice preserves control rather than availability?

  1. Fail-open
  2. Fail-soft
  3. Fail-over
  4. Fail-closed
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Answer: D. Fail-closed

Fail-closed stops traffic when the device cannot inspect it; fail-open keeps the network running uninspected.

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