SSCP Access Controls Practice Question
A company is migrating to a cloud-based SaaS application and wants to implement federated identity. Users will authenticate using their existing corporate Active Directory credentials. Which THREE components are essential for a SAML-based federation? (Select THREE.)
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Why each option matters
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Identity Provider (IdP)
SAML federation requires an Identity Provider (IdP), a Service Provider (SP), and trust between them. The IdP authenticates the user and sends an assertion to the SP via an HTTP redirect.
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Identity Provider (IdP)
Why this is correct
IdP authenticates users and issues SAML assertions.
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Trust relationship between IdP and SP
Why this is correct
A trust is established so that the SP accepts assertions from the IdP.
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Ticket Granting Ticket (TGT)
Why it's wrong here
TGT is a Kerberos concept, not SAML.
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Attribute Authority (AA)
Why it's wrong here
An AA is an optional component in SAML for retrieving attributes; not essential for basic federation.
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Service Provider (SP)
Why this is correct
SP is the cloud application that consumes SAML assertions for authorization.
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