CCSP Domain 3: Authentication in Cloud

Question 1

Which authentication options are commonly supported for SSO in cloud environments?

Answer 1

1. cloud provider native SSO
2. Active Directory
3. SAML

Question 2

An organization uses Office 365 but relies on their own Active Directory credentials to log into O365. What is this type of configuration called?

Answer 2

federation; leverage their existing on-site credentials in the cloud