Section 7: Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) V4 (Anthony Sequeira)

Question 1

What term is used in IAM environments to describe an expression of an identity that includes attributes communicating context?

A.Persona
B.Entitlement
C.Relying Party
D.Authoritative Source

Answer 1

A.Persona

Question 2

What is the IETF standard for authentication that is often used in Web environments?

A.XACML
B.SAML
C.OpenID
D.OAuth

Answer 2

D.OAuth

Question 3

What is one of the biggest changes to authentication as a result of the increase in cloud adoptions?

A.The elimination of the need for groups in IAM systems
B.The increased need for MFA
C.The reliance on federation for such deployments
D.Entitlements no longer need to be tied to authentication

Answer 3

B.The increased need for MFA

Question 4

What entity might handle federating between identity providers and relying parties?

A.Identity Broker
B.Public Directory Service Provider
C.Remote Access Provider
D.Public IAM provider

Answer 4

A.Identity Broker