SY0-301 Question #212: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is C: Same sign-on. Same Sign-On (SSO in the 'same' sense) means users authenticate with the same credentials across multiple systems, but they are still required to manually enter those credentials each time they access a new system. This differs from Single Sign-On (Option D), where a user authent

Question

A company has purchased an application that integrates into their enterprise user directory for account authentication. Users are still prompted to type in their usernames and passwords. Which of the following types of authentication is being utilized here?

Options

ASeparation of duties
BLeast privilege
CSame sign-on
DSingle sign-on

Explanation

Same Sign-On (SSO in the 'same' sense) means users authenticate with the same credentials across multiple systems, but they are still required to manually enter those credentials each time they access a new system. This differs from Single Sign-On (Option D), where a user authenticates once and is automatically granted access to integrated systems without re-entering credentials. Since users are still prompted to type their usernames and passwords, this is Same Sign-On, not Single Sign-On. Options A and B (Separation of Duties and Least Privilege) are authorization/access control concepts, not authentication types.

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