CV0-002 · Question #487
Company A recently acquired Company B. A cloud administrator needs to give access to the accounting and time-reporting systems for Company B's employees. Company A's employees use a single account to
The correct answer is A. add Company B's user account management system to the federated identity system. To efficiently and securely integrate access for newly acquired company employees into existing systems that utilize a single sign-on, leveraging federated identity management is the optimal approach.
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Company A recently acquired Company B. A cloud administrator needs to give access to the accounting and time-reporting systems for Company B's employees. Company A's employees use a single account to access both systems. To give access to Company B's employees, the cloud administrator should:
Options
- Aadd Company B's user account management system to the federated identity system
- Bcreate a new account in each system for Company B's employees and distribute the credentials
- Ccreate a shared account named "Company B" and distribute the credentials to those who need
- Dadd new accounts in Company A's account management system, mirroring those in Company B's
How the community answered
(32 responses)- A47% (15)
- B9% (3)
- C19% (6)
- D25% (8)
Why each option
To efficiently and securely integrate access for newly acquired company employees into existing systems that utilize a single sign-on, leveraging federated identity management is the optimal approach.
Integrating Company B's user account management system with Company A's federated identity system allows Company B employees to use their existing credentials for Single Sign-On (SSO) access to Company A's systems, streamlining access and reducing administrative overhead.
Creating individual accounts in each system for Company B employees is inefficient, cumbersome to manage, and defeats the benefits of centralized identity management and SSO.
Creating a shared account for multiple users is a significant security risk, compromises individual accountability, and violates security best practices.
Adding new accounts in Company A's system, mirroring Company B's, creates duplicate identities and additional management overhead, failing to leverage Company B's existing identity infrastructure.
Concept tested: Federated identity management for enterprise integration
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/identity/federated-identity
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