Correct Answer: Cloud Identity with Google Cloud Directory Sync (GCDS)
GCDS (plus optional SAML/OIDC federation) is the foundational tool for synchronizing enterprise identities to Google Cloud....
Correct Answer
Cloud Identity with Google Cloud Directory Sync (GCDS)
Why This Answer Is Correct
GCDS (plus optional SAML/OIDC federation) is the foundational tool for synchronizing enterprise identities to Google Cloud.
This question evaluates your knowledge of Cloud IAM — a core concept tested in Professional Cloud Architect. Understanding Cloud IAM is essential for designing scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud architectures. Mastery of this topic will help you answer scenario-based questions confidently on exam day.
To improve security and reduce cost, you want to identify all Service Accounts in your organization that have not been used for the last 90 days. Which tool provide this information?
Your organization has multiple cloud accounts. Users in Account A need temporary access to resources in Account B. What Cloud IAM feature should you use?
A financial services client needs to ensure that their cloud-based application is compliant with residency requirements that specify data must never leave the European Union. How can they enforce this at the organization level?
A company wants to analyze their GCP spend across different business departments. They have labeled each project with a 'department' tag. What is the most effective way to produce these reports?
An organization following zero-trust principles wants to allow employees to access internal GCP resources only if they are using a company-managed device with an active antivirus and are located in a specific country. Which GCP service enables this context-aware access?