Which of the following describes "stateful responses" to communication Initiated by a trusted network?

​ Stateful Inspection

PCI DSS Requirement 1.2 specifies the need for stateful inspection to track the state of active

connections. This ensures that only valid responses to communication initiated by trusted networks

are allowed.

Invalid or unsolicited response traffic is blocked to prevent exploitation of vulnerabilities​​.

​ Key Functionality of Stateful Firewalls

Stateful firewalls maintain session information and only allow traffic that matches an existing session

or expected response.

​ Incorrect Options

Option A: Administrative access restrictions are important but unrelated to stateful responses.

Option C: Baseline configurations are a different security control.

Option D: Logging and correlation are for threat detection, not stateful response.