Which activity is an example of authentication?

A security analyst reviews sign-in logs to detect suspicious activity.

A user enters a username and password to log in to a corporate portal.

An administrator grants a user read-only access to a shared folder.

A user is denied access to a file because their account lacks the required permission.

What is the primary purpose of authentication in a security context?

To encrypt data transmitted between a client and a server.

To determine what resources a user is allowed to access.

To verify the identity of a user, device, or system attempting to gain access.

To track user activity for auditing purposes.

What is the primary role of an identity provider (IdP) in an authentication process?

To assign permissions to users within each application.

To store and manage user identities and provide authentication services to relying applications.

To encrypt all network traffic between users and applications.

To host the applications that users access.

A company uses Microsoft Entra ID as its identity provider for Office 365 and other cloud apps. The company also has an on-premises Active Directory. They want users to use the same credentials for both on-premises and cloud resources. What is the most appropriate solution?

Use Microsoft Entra Connect to synchronize identities between on-premises AD and Microsoft Entra ID.

Create separate user accounts in Microsoft Entra ID and manually update them whenever an employee changes.

Set up a federation trust between the on-premises AD and Microsoft Entra ID using Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS).

Use a third-party identity provider for all cloud apps and ignore on-premises AD.

What is the primary function of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)?

To provide a web server for hosting public websites.

To provide a centralized directory for managing users, computers, and other resources in a Windows domain.

To provide a platform for running containerized applications.

To provide a firewall for protecting the network perimeter.

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