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2V0-622 · Question #36

An administrator needs to create an Integrated Windows Authentication (IWA) Identity Source on a newly deployed vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA). Which two actions will accomplish this? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is A. Use a Service Principal Name (SPN) to configure the Identity Source. C. Join the VCSA to Active Directory and configure the Identity Source with a Machine Account.. On a VCSA, an IWA identity source can be configured using a Service Principal Name (SPN) or by joining the VCSA to Active Directory and using the resulting Machine Account.

Section 1 – Configure and Administer vSphere 6.5 Security

Question

An administrator needs to create an Integrated Windows Authentication (IWA) Identity Source on a newly deployed vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA). Which two actions will accomplish this? (Choose two.)

Options

  • AUse a Service Principal Name (SPN) to configure the Identity Source.
  • BUse a Domain administrator to configure the Identity Source.
  • CJoin the VCSA to Active Directory and configure the Identity Source with a Machine Account.
  • DCreate a computer account in Active Directory for the VCSA and configure the Identity Source.

How the community answered

(26 responses)
  • A
    69% (18)
  • B
    23% (6)
  • D
    8% (2)

Why each option

On a VCSA, an IWA identity source can be configured using a Service Principal Name (SPN) or by joining the VCSA to Active Directory and using the resulting Machine Account.

AUse a Service Principal Name (SPN) to configure the Identity Source.Correct

Configuring the IWA identity source with an SPN is a valid approach on a VCSA - the SPN is registered to an Active Directory service account, and that account's credentials are provided in the identity source settings to allow the VCSA to authenticate against AD without requiring a full domain join.

BUse a Domain administrator to configure the Identity Source.

A Domain Administrator account is not required to configure an IWA identity source - either a machine account or a service account tied to an SPN with appropriate read permissions is sufficient.

CJoin the VCSA to Active Directory and configure the Identity Source with a Machine Account.Correct

Joining the VCSA to an Active Directory domain via the appliance management interface automatically creates a machine account in AD, and that machine account can then be selected when configuring the IWA identity source, which is the most common and straightforward method.

DCreate a computer account in Active Directory for the VCSA and configure the Identity Source.

Manually pre-creating a computer account in Active Directory is not a recognized method for configuring IWA on a VCSA - the machine account is created automatically when the appliance is joined to the domain via the VAMI or vCenter UI.

Concept tested: VCSA Integrated Windows Authentication identity source configuration methods

Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.authentication.doc/GUID-C53E1B19-494D-4C58-9483-A57A4D40B9FF.html

Topics

#IWA identity source#VCSA Active Directory join#Service Principal Name#machine account

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