During an engagement, a security team finds multiple environment files on a shared folder containing tokens and passphrases for a cloud-based service. Which action helps confirm whether these discovered items grant elevated access to that service?
Run a dictionary-based brute force tool on the items to detect the necessary passphrases
Open the items in a text viewer and search for references to any suspicious domain
Store the items offline to prevent immediate disclosure and then delete them from the folder
Use a script to authenticate with the service using those items to check for permissions
Verifying these discovered items by testing them through the actual service provides proof of their authenticity and grants insight into their privileges. Searching them in a text editor or logs proves they exist, but does not ensure they are valid. Brute forcing files or removing them before testing can destroy potential forensic data and does not confirm actual capabilities.
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