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DecipherU is a practice-exam site for US licenses and certifications. 9 exams are live: CompTIA Security+, ISC2 CC, CompTIA CySA+, BACB BCBA, SAFE MLO and 4 more. Practice is free, with right or wrong on every answer; the full analysis is $39, once. Questions are drafted with AI and checked against cited sources. No licensed professional has reviewed them.

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Domain 1 · General Security Concepts

A junior SOC analyst is documenting controls for the organization's authentication system. Multi-factor authentication is enforced for all administrative access; the help desk can override MFA on a documented exception basis with a 24-hour expiry. Which control category and type best describe the help-desk override capability under the SY0-701 control taxonomy?

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