SSCP Access Controls Practice Question
A security administrator is designing an identity federation solution. Which THREE of the following are commonly used federation standards?
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Kerberos
SAML, OAuth/OIDC, and Kerberos (with extensions) are used for federation. LDAP is a directory protocol, not a federation standard.
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LDAP
Why it's wrong here
LDAP is for directory services, not federation.
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Kerberos
Why this is correct
Kerberos can be used in federated environments (e.g., cross-realm).
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SAML
Why this is correct
SAML is a federation standard using XML assertions.
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RADIUS
Why it's wrong here
RADIUS is for AAA in network access, not federation.
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OAuth / OpenID Connect
Why this is correct
OAuth/OIDC are widely used for token-based federation.
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