Correct Answer: BTo validate that the IBM Security Access Manager V9.0 Reverse Proxy can successfully connect to the backend host:port, the most appropriate command under Tools in the application SSH interface is 'connect'. This command is specifically designed to check if a connection to a specified host and port can be established successfully. The other options, like 'ping' and 'traceroute', are useful for checking network reachability and the path packets take to reach the destination, respectively, but they do not specifically confirm the ability to establish a connection to a specific port on the backend application.