ISC Governance Risk And Compliance Practice Question
When implementing a Zero Trust Architecture in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), which component is the core Policy Decision Point (PDP) used to govern access to applications based on context-aware identity and device posture?
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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Access Context Manager
Access Context Manager is the policy engine in GCP that defines the context used by the BeyondCorp architecture to make access decisions.
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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VPC Service Controls
Why it's wrong here
This provides perimeter security, not identity-based access context.
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Identity-Aware Proxy (IAP)
Why it's wrong here
IAP is the Policy Enforcement Point (PEP), not the PDP.
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Access Context Manager
Why this is correct
This is the engine where access levels are defined for PDP decisions.
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Cloud Resource Manager
Why it's wrong here
This manages hierarchy and metadata, not access policy.
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