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SSCP Access Controls Practice Question

An organization is planning to implement a Single Sign-On (SSO) solution. Which THREE of the following are commonly associated with SSO technologies?

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

Kerberos

Kerberos uses tickets for SSO, SAML provides federated SSO with XML assertions, and OAuth 2.0 is an authorization framework often used for SSO. Biometrics and PKI are not SSO technologies themselves.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

  • Kerberos

    Why this is correct

    Kerberos is a ticket-based SSO protocol.

  • Biometrics

    Why it's wrong here

    Biometrics is an authentication method, not an SSO technology.

  • Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

    Why it's wrong here

    PKI supports encryption and digital signatures, but is not an SSO technology.

  • OAuth 2.0

    Why this is correct

    OAuth 2.0 is an authorization framework used in SSO scenarios.

  • SAML

    Why this is correct

    SAML is a federated SSO standard.

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