Identifying Non-Expiring Accounts in Active Directory

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The tool that can provide information about user and machine account expiration in Active Directory is a Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) scanner.

SCAP is a collection of security standards and protocols that are used to automate the process of vulnerability management, measurement, and policy compliance evaluation. SCAP scanners are designed to scan systems for security vulnerabilities and compliance with established security policies.

In this scenario, the technician is validating compliance with organizational policies, specifically looking for user and machine accounts in the AD that are not set to expire. SCAP scanners are designed to scan for compliance with security policies, including account expiration policies. SCAP scanners can analyze and evaluate security configurations, including user and machine accounts, to ensure compliance with established security policies.

The other options are not relevant to this scenario.

• A Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) server is a tool used to collect, store, and analyze security event data from various sources to identify security threats and vulnerabilities. However, it is not designed to check user and machine account expiration in AD.
• An Intrusion Detection System (IDS) appliance is used to monitor network traffic for suspicious activity or potential security breaches. It is not used to check user and machine account expiration in AD.
• An HTTP interceptor is a tool used to intercept and modify HTTP traffic. It is not relevant to the scenario of validating compliance with organizational policies related to user and machine account expiration in AD.