Cloud-Security-Engineer Cloud Security Posture Management Practice Question

How does Prisma Cloud connect to enterprise cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) for CSPM scanning?

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By assuming secure, read-only IAM roles, service accounts, or cross-account access with least-privilege permissions.

Prisma Cloud connects to cloud providers securely using read-only API roles, service accounts, or cross-account IAM roles.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

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By installing a heavyweight proxy appliance in every virtual private cloud.
Why it's wrong here
Prisma Cloud CSPM is agentless and uses cloud provider APIs, requiring no proxy appliances.
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By assuming secure, read-only IAM roles, service accounts, or cross-account access with least-privilege permissions.
Why this is correct
Prisma Cloud uses secure API integrations (such as cross-account IAM roles in AWS) to poll configuration metadata.
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By replacing the cloud provider's control plane authentication service.
Why it's wrong here
Prisma Cloud integrates with the control plane via APIs; it does not replace cloud authentication.
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By forcing all cloud traffic to route through Palo Alto Networks firewalls.
Why it's wrong here
CSPM account onboarding relies on API connectors, not traffic rerouting through firewalls.

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