Google PCA Designing for Security and Compliance Practice Question
A company wants to use its existing Active Directory credentials to authenticate users to the GCP Console. Which service should they integrate with?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Cloud Identity with SAML SSO
Cloud Identity can federate with Active Directory via SAML or OIDC, allowing users to sign in with their AD credentials.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Identity-Aware Proxy
Why it's wrong here
IAP provides zero-trust access to apps, not federated authentication to GCP Console.
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Cloud Identity with SAML SSO
Why this is correct
Cloud Identity supports SAML SSO with AD as an identity provider for GCP Console access.
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Cloud KMS
Why it's wrong here
Cloud KMS manages encryption keys, not identity federation.
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Cloud Directory Sync
Why it's wrong here
Cloud Directory Sync synchronizes users from AD to Cloud Identity, but does not authenticate with AD credentials directly.
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