Tailgating, as defined in CEH v13 Social Engineering, is a physical social engineering attack where an unauthorized individual gains access by following an authorized person into a restricted area.
The attacker exploits human courtesy rather than technical vulnerabilities. Options B, C, and D describe phishing, pretexting, and baiting respectively.
Thus, option A is the correct representation of tailgating.
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