EX294 Manage inventories and credentials Practice Question
A team uses Ansible Automation Controller with multiple organizations. Each organization has its own set of machines that require different SSH keys. The administrator wants to ensure that users from one organization cannot use credentials from another organization. What is the best way to achieve this isolation?
⚠ Common exam trap
Watch out — candidates often confuse team-based access control with organization-level isolation, assuming that restricting credentials to a team within an organization provides cross-organization security, but teams do not span organizations and cannot prevent access from users in other organizations.
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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Create credentials within each organization and assign organization-level access
In Ansible Automation Controller, credentials are scoped to organizations. By creating credentials within each organization and assigning organization-level access, the administrator ensures that credentials are only visible and usable by members of that organization. This leverages the built-in role-based access control (RBAC) that isolates resources by organization, preventing cross-organization credential access.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✓
Create credentials within each organization and assign organization-level access
Why this is correct
Credentials belong to an organization, and users from other organizations cannot see them.
- ✗
Store credentials in separate projects and restrict project access
Why it's wrong here
Projects do not store credentials; credentials are separate objects.
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Set 'Use' permission on credentials only for specific users
Why it's wrong here
This is tedious and does not scale.
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Place users in different teams and restrict credential access by team
Why it's wrong here
Teams are shared across organizations, so this does not guarantee isolation.
Quick reference
Access Control Model Comparison
| Model | Acronym | Who Controls Access? | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discretionary Access Control | DAC | Resource owner | Small teams, file shares |
| Mandatory Access Control | MAC | System / security labels | Classified govt / military |
| Role-Based Access Control | RBAC | Administrator (via roles) | Enterprise environments |
| Attribute-Based Access Control | ABAC | Policy engine (user + resource attributes) | Fine-grained, dynamic policies |
| Rule-Based Access Control | RuBAC | System rules / ACLs | Firewall rules, network ACLs |
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