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350-701 Practice Question: Is adopting a cloud-first strategy and wants to…
An organization is adopting a cloud-first strategy and wants to ensure least-privilege access for cloud resources. Which THREE measures should be implemented as part of a cloud IAM strategy? (Select three.)
⚠ Common exam trap
Cisco often tests the distinction between authentication mechanisms (like SSO/MFA) and authorization mechanisms (like RBAC with scoping), leading candidates to incorrectly select SSO/MFA as a least-privilege measure when it only addresses identity verification, not permission restriction.
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Use managed identities for access
Managed identities (such as Azure Managed Identities or AWS IAM Roles for EC2) eliminate the need to store credentials in code or configuration files. The cloud provider automatically rotates the credentials and binds the identity to the compute resource, enforcing least-privilege by granting only the permissions required for that resource to function.
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Use managed identities for access
Why this is correct
Avoids long-term credentials and provides temporary permissions.
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Regularly review and remove unused roles
Why this is correct
Reduces attack surface.
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Store secrets in source code repositories for ease of deployment
Why it's wrong here
Insecure practice; secrets should be stored in a vault.
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Enable single sign-on with multi-factor authentication
Why it's wrong here
Authentication, not authorization; complements but not directly least-privilege.
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Implement role-based access control with scoping
Why this is correct
Ensures users have only required permissions.
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