ISC Identity And Access Management Architecture Practice Question

Which THREE features are essential for a modern IAM Lifecycle Management (LCM) system?

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Automated de-provisioning upon employment termination.

Automated provisioning, role-based access assignment, and automated de-provisioning are pillars of IAM LCM.

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Automated de-provisioning upon employment termination.
Why this is correct
Prevents orphaned accounts.
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Static account creation without audits.
Why it's wrong here
Lack of audit trails is a security failure.
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Manual password resets via email.
Why it's wrong here
Manual processes are inefficient and insecure.
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Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) governance.
Why this is correct
Ensures consistent permission assignment.
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Automated user provisioning (JML process).
Why this is correct
Joiner/Mover/Leaver (JML) automation is critical.

Quick reference

Access Control Model Comparison

Model	Acronym	Who Controls Access?	Best For
Discretionary Access Control	DAC	Resource owner	Small teams, file shares
Mandatory Access Control	MAC	System / security labels	Classified govt / military
Role-Based Access Control	RBAC	Administrator (via roles)	Enterprise environments
Attribute-Based Access Control	ABAC	Policy engine (user + resource attributes)	Fine-grained, dynamic policies
Rule-Based Access Control	RuBAC	System rules / ACLs	Firewall rules, network ACLs

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