Authentication and Security PLATFORM-DEVELOPER-II Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   A developer is designing an integration where an external service needs to access a user's Salesforce data without requiring the user to share their password. Which authentication technique is specifically designed for this delegated access scenario?

   • ASAML assertion
   • BUsername-password flow
   • COAuth 2.0
   • DCertificate-based authentication
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2. 7application · medium

   A company runs a customer community where external users can log in to view their order history and support tickets. The company wants to reduce friction for customers by letting them log in with their existing Google or Facebook accounts, while still keeping the ability to track their identity in Salesforce. Which authentication method should be configured?

   • ASocial sign-on with Google and Facebook as identity providers
   • BSAML-based SSO with the company's internal IdP
   • CUsername-password authentication with a custom registration form
   • DCertificate-based authentication with client certificates
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4. 8application · easy

   A small non-profit organization uses Salesforce to track volunteer hours. They have 10 staff members who access the system from a shared office computer. The organization has no IT department and wants the simplest possible setup. The data is not highly sensitive, and the staff are trusted. Which authentication method is most appropriate?

   • AOAuth 2.0 with a custom connected app for each user
   • BSAML-based SSO with an external identity provider
   • CUsername-password authentication with standard Salesforce login
   • DCertificate-based authentication for each shared computer
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5. 9foundation · easy

   A company issues smart cards to employees, and these cards contain digital certificates. Employees use these cards to authenticate to Salesforce. Which authentication technique is being used?

   • ACertificate-based authentication
   • BSAML-based authentication
   • CUsername-password authentication
   • DSocial sign-on
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6. 10foundation · easy

   A developer is building an external application that needs to read a user's Salesforce contacts on their behalf. Which protocol should be used to obtain the necessary access token?

   • ACertificate-based authentication
   • BSAML 2.0
   • COpenID Connect
   • DOAuth 2.0
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