After gaining access, an adversary adds an SSH key and a group membership to the compromised account. Which…

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After gaining access, an adversary adds an SSH key and a group membership to the compromised account. Which technique is this, and what does it achieve?

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D. Account Manipulation; it makes access durable without new malware — Changing the account itself provides persistence that survives cleaning the host.

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Process Injection; it inherits higher privileges

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Account Access Removal; it locks out defenders

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Valid Accounts; it hides the original intrusion