Minimum clearance for two-person concept team member?

• A. Top Secret
• B. Confidential
• C. Secret
• D. No clearance required

Answer: (C)

The key idea here is how access to sensitive information is controlled and why two people must be involved. The two-person concept is a safeguard to ensure no single person can access restricted material alone. For someone to be on a team that handles information under this safeguard, they must have a clearance that matches the level of protection required by the material. Confidential information is not typically protected by formal dual-access rules, so it wouldn’t justify a two-person requirement. No clearance means you can’t access the material at all, so the concept wouldn’t apply. Top Secret would meet the protection needs but isn’t the minimum level required for the scenario. Therefore, Secret is the lowest level that still warrants dual-access handling, making it the correct minimum for a two-person concept team member.