Which ASV Scan characteristic identifies the system's services and OS?

• A. Be Non-Disruptive
• B. Be Platform Independent
• C. Perform Service/OS Discovery
• D. Account for Load Balancers

Answer: (C)

Identifying what a system is running and what operating system it uses comes from performing service and OS discovery. This capability has the scanner actively enumerate open ports, detect the names and versions of services, and fingerprint the OS. With that information, the scan can apply the correct vulnerability checks and configurations tied to specific services and OS versions, ensuring accurate coverage and reducing blind spots in the assessment.

Other options describe safety or compatibility aspects rather than the actual identification of assets: staying non-disruptive focuses on minimizing impact rather than revealing what’s running; platform independence is about working across different OS types but doesn’t perform the discovery itself; accounting for load balancers concerns how the scan handles complex network setups, not the identification of services or the OS.