30 Questions
What is the primary focus of this domain in relation to IAM?
Managing IAM between an organization and cloud providers
Which of the following is a key difference between managing IAM for internal systems and managing IAM for cloud computing?
The need for federation
Which of the following is NOT a challenge introduced by cloud computing in IAM?
Limited network communications
What is required in managing IAM for cloud computing?
A trust relationship
In cloud computing, why is IAM management more challenging compared to internal systems?
Because of the increased complexity of the management plane
What does IAM stand for in the context of this domain?
Identity, Entitlement, and Access Management
Which standard is widely supported for federated identity management and supports both authentication and authorization?
SAML 2.0
Which standard is widely used for delegating access control/authorizations between services?
OAuth
Which standard is widely supported for federated authentication and is based on HTTP with URLs used to identify the identity provider and the user/identity?
OpenID
What is the process of confirming an identity called?
Authentication
What is the process of asserting an identity across different systems or organizations called?
Federated Identity Management
What is the term for allowing an identity access to something?
Authorization
Which term refers to the unique expression of an entity within a given namespace?
Identity
What is the primary tool used to manage the complexity of identity and access management in cloud computing?
Federation
What is the definition of IAM according to Gartner?
The security discipline that enables the right individuals to access the right resources at the right times for the right reasons.
What is the fundamental problem in managing identity and access management in cloud computing?
Multiple organizations managing the identity and access management to resources.
What is the term used to refer to the process of mapping entities to verifiable identities associated with various attributes?
Identity
What is the term used to refer to the means by which an identity can be asserted?
Identifier
Which of the following is a reason why limited discussion of internal identity management issues for cloud providers is included in this domain?
These areas are too complex to fully cover
What is the fundamental decision that cloud providers need to make regarding identity management?
Whether to support internal identities or not
Why do most organizations turn to federation for managing identities in cloud providers?
It is scalable for most organizations
In the context of identity management in cloud providers, what is the purpose of an identity broker?
To serve as the identity provider for federation
What are the two possible architectures for connecting internal identity providers/sources to cloud providers?
Free-form and hub and spoke
What are some potential issues with directly federating internal directory servers in the free-form model?
The complexity and technical difficulty
Which standard is used for defining attribute-based access controls/authorizations in cloud computing?
XACML
Which standard is used for exchanging identity information between domains in cloud computing?
SCIM
What are the essential concepts when choosing an identity protocol in cloud computing?
Identity protocols must be analyzed in the context of use case(s)
What does federation involve in cloud computing?
Building a trust relationship between identity provider and relying party
What is the role of identity protocols in cloud computing?
Identity protocols are a means to an end
What does the 'identity' part of identity management focus on in cloud computing?
Managing user provisioning and deprovisioning
Test your knowledge on the concept of roles and identities in a development environment. This quiz will help you understand the different contexts and meanings associated with the term "role" and how it relates to individual identities in a project.
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