Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer Question 100
Select 3Google Cloud PlatformYour company wants to enable single sign-on (SSO) for users accessing a custom application hosted on Google Cloud. The organization uses an external identity provider (IdP) that supports SAML. As a Professional Cloud Security Engineer, you are tasked with setting up authentication for the application. Which of the following steps should you take to ensure secure and successful SAML integration?
- A
Configure the external IdP with the SAML metadata from your Google Cloud application.
- B
Enable OAuth 2.0 for the custom application in Google Cloud.
- C
Set up the ACS (Assertion Consumer Service) URL in the external IdP to point to your Google Cloud application.
- D
Configure a service account and grant it the 'iam.serviceAccountTokenCreator' role for SAML integration.
- E
Verify that the SAML response includes the necessary attributes required by the custom application.
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Correct answers: A, C, E
Explanation
To successfully set up SAML integration, you need to configure the external IdP with the SAML metadata of your Google Cloud application to establish trust. The ACS URL must also be configured in the IdP to ensure proper redirection of SAML responses. Additionally, verifying that the SAML response contains the necessary attributes ensures that the application can authenticate and authorize users effectively. OAuth 2.0 is unrelated to SAML, and service accounts are not part of the SAML setup process.
- A. Correct.
This is correct. The external IdP must be configured with the SAML metadata from your Google Cloud application, as this ensures secure communication and proper exchange of SAML assertions.
- B. Incorrect.
This is incorrect. OAuth 2.0 is a different authentication method and is not directly relevant to setting up SAML-based authentication.
- C. Correct.
This is correct. Setting up the ACS URL in the external IdP ensures that the SAML response is sent to the correct endpoint in your Google Cloud application.
- D. Incorrect.
This is incorrect. Service accounts and roles like 'iam.serviceAccountTokenCreator' are not used for SAML integration. They are used for other identity-related tasks in Google Cloud.
- E. Correct.
This is correct. Verifying that the SAML response includes all required attributes ensures that the application can process the user's identity and permissions properly.