Google PCA Designing for Security and Compliance Practice Question
An organization requires that all container images deployed to GKE be signed and verified before deployment. Which GCP service should be used?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Binary Authorization
Binary Authorization enforces deployment policies that require images to be signed by trusted authorities (e.g., using Cloud KMS) and verified before being deployed to GKE.
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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Container Registry vulnerability scanning
Why it's wrong here
Vulnerability scanning identifies known vulnerabilities but does not enforce image signing or attestation.
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Binary Authorization
Why this is correct
Binary Authorization enforces attestation-based policies for deploying only signed container images.
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Cloud Build
Why it's wrong here
Cloud Build is a CI/CD platform; it can sign images but does not enforce deployment policies.
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Artifact Registry
Why it's wrong here
Artifact Registry stores container images but does not enforce signing policies.
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Introduction to Google Cloud Platform
Key term
Organization
An Organization is a top-level container in Google Cloud that represents your company or entities and serves as the root node for all your cloud resources, policies, and access control.
Key term
KMS
KMS (Key Management Service) is a Microsoft technology that automates volume licensing activation for Windows and Office products within an organization's network.
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