You are a security administrator at your company and are responsible for managing access controls (identification, authentication, and authorization) on Google Cloud. Which Google- recommended best…

The correct answer is D. Use SSO/SAML integration with Cloud Identity for user authentication and user lifecycle E. Provide granular access with predefined roles. https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/using-iam-securely#least_privilege Basic roles include thousands of permissions across all Google Cloud services. In production environments, do not grant basic roles unless there is no alternative. Instead, grant the most limited predefined…

Submitted by chiamaka_o· Apr 18, 2026Configuring access within a cloud solution environment

Question

You are a security administrator at your company and are responsible for managing access controls (identification, authentication, and authorization) on Google Cloud. Which Google- recommended best practices should you follow when configuring authentication and authorization? (Choose two.)

Options

AUse Google default encryption.
BManually add users to Google Cloud.
CProvision users with basic roles using Google's Identity and Access Management (IAM) service.
DUse SSO/SAML integration with Cloud Identity for user authentication and user lifecycle
EProvide granular access with predefined roles.

How the community answered

(19 responses)

B
5% (1)
C
5% (1)
D
89% (17)

Explanation

https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/using-iam-securely#least_privilege Basic roles include thousands of permissions across all Google Cloud services. In production environments, do not grant basic roles unless there is no alternative. Instead, grant the most limited predefined roles or custom roles that meet your needs.

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#Access Management#Authentication#Authorization#IAM

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