Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer Question 9
Select 3Google Cloud PlatformYour organization is using Google Workspace and wants to integrate it with a third-party identity provider (IdP) to enable Single Sign-On (SSO) for users. Additionally, they need to synchronize their on-premises Active Directory (AD) with Google Cloud Directory. Which of the following steps should you take to achieve this integration?
- A
Install and configure Google Cloud Directory Sync (GCDS) to synchronize users and groups from Active Directory to Google Cloud.
- B
Enable SSO in the Google Admin Console and configure the third-party IdP as the SSO provider.
- C
Generate a key pair and upload the public key to the third-party IdP to establish trust.
- D
Disable user synchronization in Google Cloud Directory Sync to avoid conflicts with SSO.
- E
Download the SAML metadata file from the third-party IdP and upload it to the Google Admin Console.
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Correct answers: A, B, E
Explanation
To integrate Google Workspace with a third-party IdP for SSO and synchronize on-premises Active Directory, you need to configure Google Cloud Directory Sync (GCDS) for user and group synchronization. Additionally, SSO must be enabled in the Google Admin Console, and the third-party IdP's SAML metadata file must be uploaded to establish the trust relationship. Key pairs are not required for this setup.
- A. Correct.
Correct: Google Cloud Directory Sync is required to synchronize user and group information from on-premises Active Directory to Google Cloud.
- B. Correct.
Correct: Enabling SSO in the Google Admin Console and configuring the third-party IdP as the SSO provider is a key step in implementing SSO.
- C. Incorrect.
Incorrect: Key pairs are not required for SSO integration when using a third-party IdP with Google Workspace. Instead, SAML metadata files are used to establish trust.
- D. Incorrect.
Incorrect: Disabling user synchronization in GCDS would prevent users and groups from being synced to Google Cloud, which is not recommended for this scenario.
- E. Correct.
Correct: The SAML metadata file is required to configure the trust relationship between Google Workspace and the third-party IdP.