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Employees authenticate once to a corporate portal and then open the help desk, payroll, and documentation apps without logging in again. The apps rely on tokens from the company's identity provider instead of storing separate passwords. What is being implemented?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Good practice is not just finding the correct option. The wrong answers often show the exact trap the exam wants you to fall into.
A
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Password synchronization between every application in the suite.
Incorrect. Password synchronization copies credentials across systems, but it still requires separate authentication flows and increases credential-management risk.
B
Best answer
Federated single sign-on using the corporate identity provider.
Correct. Federated SSO lets the identity provider authenticate the user once and then issue tokens or assertions that other trusted applications accept. This improves usability while reducing password sprawl and lowering the number of credentials stored by individual services. It is a standard enterprise pattern for accessing multiple apps with one login session.
C
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Shared guest accounts for all employees on the portal.
Incorrect. Shared guest accounts eliminate individual accountability and create major audit and access-control problems.
D
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Split tunneling through a VPN to speed up application access.
Incorrect. VPN routing affects network connectivity, not whether applications trust a central identity provider for authentication.
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Common exam trap: answer the scenario, not the keyword
Many certification questions include familiar terms but test a specific constraint. Read the exact wording before choosing an answer that is generally true but wrong for this case.
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How to think about this question
This question should be treated as a scenario, not a definition check. Identify the problem, the constraint and the best action. Then compare each option against those facts.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
- Find the constraint that changes the correct option.
- Eliminate answers that are true in general but not in this case.
- Use explanations to understand the rule behind the answer.
TExam Day Tips
- Underline the problem statement mentally.
- Watch for words such as best, first, most likely and least administrative effort.
- Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.
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FAQ
Questions learners often ask
What does this SY0-701 question test?
Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Federated single sign-on using the corporate identity provider. — Federated single sign-on is the correct concept because the employees authenticate once to a trusted identity provider, and the downstream applications accept that trust relationship instead of asking for separate passwords. In practice, this reduces login fatigue, centralizes authentication policy, and makes access easier to manage across multiple services. The presence of tokens from the identity provider is the key clue. Why others are wrong: Password synchronization still leaves each app managing credentials separately. Shared guest accounts remove individual accountability and are unacceptable for normal employee use. VPN split tunneling has nothing to do with authentication trust relationships; it only changes how traffic is routed. The question is about an identity trust model, not network access.
What should I do if I get this SY0-701 question wrong?
Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.
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