You have been given the requirement that certain accounts cannot have their passwords updated during business hours.
How can you set up a configuration to meet this requirement?
Correct Answer:B
To ensure that certain accounts do not have their passwords updated during business hours, you can configure the password change parameters within the platform settings to specify the permitted time frame for updates. This involves setting the FromHour andToHour parameters to define a window outside of business hours during which the CyberArk Central Policy Manager (CPM) will perform automatic password changes1. By doing so, you can control when password changes occur and ensure compliance with the specified requirement.
References:
✑ CyberArk Community: Discussion on configuring automatic password change parameters
You receive this error:
“Error in changepass to user domainuser on domain server(domain.(winRc=5) Access is denied.”
Which root cause should you investigate?
Correct Answer:A
The error message “Error in changepass to user domain\user on domain server(\domain.(winRc=5) Access is denied” suggests that the account attempting to change the password does not have the necessary permissions to do so. This could be due to several reasons, such as the account not being part of the appropriate group with password change privileges, or specific restrictions set on the account that prevent password changes. It’s important to verify the account’s permissions and ensure it has the ability to change its own password within the domain.
References: The conclusion is based on common issues encountered in CyberArk’s Privileged Access Management (PAM) when managing account passwords and the associated error codes. The CyberArk documentation and community discussions provide insights into troubleshooting such errors, where insufficient permissions are a frequent cause
A Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) integration is critical for monitoring Vault activity and facilitating workflow processes, such as Dual Control.
Correct Answer:A
According to the web search results, a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) integration is critical for monitoring Vault activity and facilitating workflow processes, such as Dual Control. SMTP is a protocol that enables the sending and receiving of email messages. By integrating SMTP with CyberArk Defender PAM, the Event Notification Engine (ENE) can automatically send email notifications about PAM activities to predefined users1. For example, the ENE can notify users about password requests, password confirmations, password changes, password verifications, password reconciliations, password access, password usage, password expiration, and password violations1. The ENE can also notify users about system events, such as Vault backup, Vault restore, Vault shutdown, Vault startup, and Vault license expiration1. These notifications help to monitor the Vault activity and ensure compliance with the security policies.
SMTP integration is also essential for facilitating workflow processes, such as Dual Control. Dual Control is a feature that enables authorized Safe owners to either grant or deny requests to access accounts. This feature adds an additional measure of protection, in that it enables you to see who wants to access the information in the Safe, when, and for what purpose. The Master Policy enables organizations to ensure that passwords can only be retrieved after permission or ‘confirmation’ has been granted from an authorized Safe Owner(s). This is known as Dual Control2. SMTP integration enables the ENE to send email notifications to the requesters and the confirmers about the status of the password requests. The ENE can also send reminders to the confirmers if they have not responded to the requests within a specified time period2. These notifications help to streamline the workflow process and ensure timely and secure access to the accounts.
References:
✑ Email notifications - CyberArk
✑ Dual Control - CyberArk
Which values are acceptable in the address field of an Account?
Correct Answer:D
The address field of an Account is used to identify the target system where the Account is located. The CPM uses this address to connect to the target system and perform password management operations. Therefore, the address field can be any name that is resolvable on the CPM server, such as a FQDN, an IP address, a NetBIOS name, or a custom name defined in the hosts file of the CPM server. References:
✑ Defender PAM Sample Items Study Guide, page 9, question 91
✑ CyberArk Privileged Access Security Implementation Guide, page 75, section “Address”
What can you do to ensure each component server is operational?
Correct Answer:A
To ensure that each component server is operational, you can log on to the Privileged Vault Web Access (PVWA) with the version 10 user interface, navigate to the Healthcheck section, and validate that each component server is connected to the Vault. The System Health dashboard in PVWA provides a high-level visual representation of the health status of the different CyberArk components, including whether the Vault service is up and whether the component servers are connected1.
References:
✑ CyberArk Docs - Monitor system health