Free Practice Questions for CyberArk PAM-DEF Exam

According to the web search results, the chief benefit of PSM is to provide both privileged session isolation and privileged session recording. Privileged session isolation means that the PSM server acts as a proxy between the user and the target machine, preventing the user from directly accessing the target machine or exposing the privileged account credentials. Privileged session recording means that the PSM server captures and stores a video and a transcript of the user’s activity on the target machine, enabling auditing and monitoring of the privileged session. These benefits help to enhance the security and compliance of the privileged access management solution, as they prevent credential exposure, restrict unauthorized access, detect malicious activity, and provide evidence for forensic analysis

Vault Authorizations

• Can be assigned only to users (not groups).

• Cannot be inherited via group membership.

• Defined only via the Private Ark Client.

Safe Auth

• Assigned to users and/or groups.

• Can be inherited via group membership.

• Can be defined in the Private Ark Client or PVWA

 The Use Accounts permission enables Safe members to log in to a remote machine through a PSM connection from the Accounts List or the Account Details page. The List Accounts permission enables Safe members to view the Accounts list. However, to show or copy the password, the Safe members also need the Retrieve Accounts permission, which allows them to view and copy the account value in the Account Details page or the Accounts list. Therefore, the combination of Use Accounts and List Accounts will allow end users to log in to a remote machine transparently but not show or copy the password. References:

Safe Members - CyberArk1, section “Permissions”

Safes and Safe members - CyberArk2, section “Safe members overview”

 The PVWA can generate various reports on the privileged accounts and applications in the system, based on different filters and criteria. However, the Safes List report is not one of them. The Safes List report is generated by using the PrivateArk Client, and it provides a list of Safes and their properties according to location. References: Defender-PAM Study Guide, Reports and Audits

To manage automated onboarding rules in CyberArk, a user must be a member of the Vault Admins group. This group has the necessary permissions to create and manage predefined rules that automatically onboard newly discovered accounts, which helps minimize the time it takes to onboard and securely manage accounts, reduces the time spent on reviewing pending accounts, and prevents human errors that may occur during manual onboarding1.

References:

CyberArk’s official documentation on onboarding rules provides detailed information on the groups required to manage these rules, including the Vault Admins group1.

The System Health Dashboard in CyberArk provides a visual representation of the health status of different CyberArk components. When components are displayed as disconnected, the most common issues are network instabilities/outages and credential de-sync. Network issues can disrupt the connectivity between components and the Vault, while credential de-sync indicates that a component is no longer able to authenticate to the Vault due to synchronization problems with the credentials12. References:

CyberArk Docs: Monitor system health1

CyberArk Docs: System Health Dashboard details

The command PAReplicate.exe with the /FullBackup option is used to generate a full backup of the CyberArk Vault. This command requires the Vault configuration file (typically Vault.ini) and a credential file (specified with /LogonFromFile) that contains the user’s encrypted logon credentials. The /FullBackup option indicates that a full backup of the Vault is to be performed, as opposed to an incremental backup1.

References:

CyberArk Docs: Install the Vault Backup Utility2

CyberArk Knowledge Article: PAReplicate Configuration and Usage

Discovery and Audit (DMA), Auto Detection (AD), and Accounts Discovery are CyberArk components or products that can be used to discover Windows Services or Scheduled Tasks that use privileged accounts.

Discovery and Audit (DMA) is a tool that scans Windows servers and workstations to identify privileged accounts that are used by Windows Services or Scheduled Tasks. DMA can also generate reports on the usage and risks of these accounts.

Auto Detection (AD) is a feature of the CyberArk Privileged Account Security Solution that automatically detects and onboards privileged accounts that are used by Windows Services or Scheduled Tasks. AD can also monitor and rotate the passwords of these accounts.

Accounts Discovery is a feature of the CyberArk Privileged Account Security Solution that scans the network to discover privileged accounts on various platforms, including Windows. Accounts Discovery can also identify accounts that are used by Windows Services or Scheduled Tasks.

References:

: Discovery and Audit (DMA) User Guide

: Auto Detection Implementation Guide

: Accounts Discovery Implementation Guide

To address the findings of the password compliance audit, you should edit the Master Policy in CyberArk Privileged Access Manager. The Master Policy is where you can enforce one-time password access and record session activity. One-time password access ensures that each password is used only once and then changed, which is a security measure to prevent unauthorized reuse of passwords1. Recording session activity is a feature of the Privileged Session Manager (PSM) that allows all activities during a session to be recorded for auditing purposes2. By enabling these settings in the Master Policy, you ensure that the domain accounts have one-time password access enforced and that all sessions connecting to domain controllers are recorded by CyberArk PSM. References:

CyberArk Docs: One-time passwords and exclusive accounts1

 Reconcile and logon accounts can be linked to an account within the platform settings and safe settings. The platform settings define the parameters for its linked accounts in either the Target Account or Service Account that requires them. When linked accounts are specified in the Target Account platform, they appear in the CPM pane of the Account Details page. Similarly, when they are specified in the Service Account platform, they appear in the CPM pane of the Service Account Details page1. Safe settings are also involved in the process of linking accounts, as they determine where the accounts are stored and managed within the CyberArk Vault.

References:

CyberArk Docs - Linked Accounts1

CyberArk REST API documentation on adding Reconcile and Login Accounts to an Account